A lottery is a form of gambling which is present in United States as well as in Europe. It is guided by the government and that is why some countries do not have such a type of gambling since the government outlawed it, while in other countries it became a national lottery.

Prior to the World War II this form of gambling was illegal, their explanation but in 1960 casinos and lotteries began to appear in USA and Europe and they were used as a means to raise revenue as well as taxes.

Sometimes the lottery is described as a regressive tax. It is described as a “tax on stupidity” as a result of the minimal chances to win the big prize. Even when it is used to describe this type of gambling, the term “tax” is just not strictly correct as these descriptions are used to make people understand that these games are government-sanctioned operations and they attract only folks who don’t understand that buying a lottery ticket is a simple financial decision.

Lotteries come in lots of formats. Some lotteries can give a prize which is determined by money and many of them on goods.

Lottery tickets tend to be checked on the computer using mark sense-technology, which will check in less than one second if a mix of numbers was chosen by anyone.

Don’t think that the lottery was invented in 1960, after the World War II. Romans were first to play this game – this was a way to relax and amuse at dinner parties. The truth is the fact that it was distinctive from nowadays lottery, because, even if guests were receiving some tickets (the prize often consisted of fancy items), the ones who were unlucky received prizes, too. As such, this type of lottery was a sort of distribution of gifts by wealthy noblemen.