what are the pros and cons to winning the lottery?
542022
pros: Mo Money™\ncons: Mo Problems™\n\nyou know the saying...\n\n\ncheck this out.. lottery winners turned losers:\nhttp://moneycentral.msn.com/content/Savinganddebt/Savemoney/P99649.asp
902493
I hope I win the lotto, I have always wondered what it would be like to be rich.  Imagine that, if I were to really win.  Too bad that will never happen.
95716
The only way to win at gambling is to put your money down in positive expectation circumstances.  The lottery is only profitable if the prize is larger than the price of a ticket * the chances of winning.  If the odds of winning are 1 in 1 million, wait until the prize is $1M before you buy a ticket.  Of course you should also consider the fact that more than 30% will go back to the state in taxes.  FYI - Powerball has to hit $340M for it to be profitable.  Assuming you don't have to split it, that is.\n\nIn short, don't listen to any systems - they only make money for the people who sell them to you.  If they actually worked, wouldn't those people be retired millionaires by now?  Save your cash and plop down $1 when the jackpot is high enough with the satisfaction that for once you have a slight edge.
281905
Yes, I have. In fact. The Lottery. A one in 17 million chance of winning. People have said that your chances of getting struck by lightening are better than winning the lottery.\n\nIf you dream it, it can happen for you as well.\n\nIf you learn to meditate on (One) thing you want to change, it will change for you.\n\nSo pick (One) thing and work on it.\n\nGood Luck, is coming your way soon.
661406
Knowing the winning lottery numbers would be the easiest!!!!!!!\nBut getting real now;  Invest in some good stock!!!!!!!!!!!!\nIf your a good Carpenter;  Purchase run down homes, fix them up & resell them!!!!!!!!!!!!! Never give nothing away, sell it on e-bay..........  \nOther then that work hard, live with your parents,  And by no means don't get married or have kids!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\n\nIf you no any more PLEEEEEEEASE   SHARE IT!!!!!!!!!!!
585836
I have never been rich, but I know it won't make you happy. Lottery winners, once the initial excitement wears off,  are some of the unhappiest people around. Once your basic needs are met, the rest is not going to make your happier.
335003
Instead of doing this research - spend an equal amount of time and a couple dollars (far less than you will ever waste on the lottery) and buy a basic statistics book.  By chapter 2 you'll understand why government lotteries are known as an ignorance tax.  \n\nYou quickly understand that if tickets were sold for even a $0.01, you're still getting a royal screwing every time you buy one.   \n\nDon't focus on the one guy who won.  Focus on the tens of millions that lost and you'll see how ridiculous it is to play.  \n\n2 last points \n1) A perfect example is Vegas.  The overall house margins are just a few percentage points and look at the cost of the casinos they build with the house winnings - The properties alone cost Billions of dollars.  Compare a few percentage points in Vegas with that of your typical government lottery (the odds of winning are less than 1 in 14 million in Florida\n\n2)Ever wonder why you only see the poor or the working poor playing the lottery and never see the guy driving the Porche in the business suit buying a handful of tickets.  The "educated" guy in the business suit understands the lottery is for SUCKERS who don't know any better.
215507
no article but...\n\nThe lottery is considered a "voluntary tax", where the net procedes go into government coffers. \n\nA possible advantage to this would be to beset any tax raises.
323832
I've never heard anyone really winning. In most cases, internet lotteries are fraudulent websites that try to get your personal information and might even ask you for your credit card number or bank account number so that they can give you money! Don't fall for these. How can you win a lottery if you haven't bought a ticket? No company has too much money to give away like this.
518446
Lotteries are a tax on people who aren't good at math.  Lottery software is double taxation.  You can't improve your odds of winnning something based on probability, no person or software can predict the future or better your odds.  The best way to win at lotteries is to keep your money.
637990
Don't waste your time thinking about the lottery money which you may or may not get. Go and do some useful job...okay..?
174417
win a huge lottery jackpot
292372
Pros- save money or spend it on whatever ya want to and ya don't have to worry about someone getting upset about what you have spend it on.\n\nCons-not having someone to share life with and IMO the biggest con of all...NO ONE TO LOVE AND GET LOVE FROM.
86056
buy every possible combination of numbers theoretically, (usually around 7 million) which would be profitable for some lotteries if you are guaranteed not to split it with anyone, and there were no taxes. Impractical though because of the time that it would take to print out that many tickets.
275193
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lottery_machine
75425
Most of them are scams. It's often illegal to enter them, in the few cases when the lottery actually exists. More often than not, you'll just send your money off and never see it again. If they're operating out of a foreign country, you'll have very little comeback if they take the money and run.\n\nBe especially wary of winning notifications from international lotteries you don't recall entering - every single one of these is a scam.
899712
No, but I'm prepared to bet £2950.00 that it's a con.\n\nThese people will eventually ask for your bank details so they can "transfer" your winnings.\n\nDO NOT give this information to them (or anyone). They will empty your bank account and/or use your identity fraudulently.