From rags to riches in one day đ¤Š
The odds of winning the lottery are unimaginably low just near 1/292,000,000 (in the US). Yet sales are at a record high. The latest data shows that in 2023 Americans shelled out more than $100 billion on state-run lotteries đ
You could say that this rising chart above reflects that Americans have more and more free money to spend on fun things like the lottery, but that's just not true.
The reality is much sadder, given that the financial situation of more and more Americans is deteriorating, the lottery has become the only hope for many to get ahead in life âšī¸
The gambling epidemic is unfolding right before our eyes, more and more people believe that their dream of becoming rich is achievable only by relying on a near-zero chance of winning at fool's games đ¤ˇââī¸