Day to Day happenings in my life

Gambling

Luck is not as random as you think. Before that lottery ticket won the jackpot, someone had to buy it.”― Vera Nazarian,

Do you buy lottery tickets or the scratch off cards? Do you wait for the large pot or do you buy them weekly like clock work? Would you consider lottery tickets as gambling?

Yes I buy lottery tickets, one a week costing $10. In Western Australia the lottery is run by Lottery West, they siphon off a percentage to give to local charities. Groups, such as school P&C’s can request a grant for items they’re fundraising for from Lottery West. So although technically the lottery is a gamble it is offset by the charitable side.
We’re not very brave as regards gambling as my husband and I have seen the dark side of it. John’s father was a bookie in the UK when we met and we both worked in the industry.
No, our gamble is regarded as a flutter in the faint hope (miracle) our numbers come up. If they did, at our time of life we’d give it away to our family.