Essay, Research Paper: Lotteries

Many states in the United States have
lotteries in which a person may win a million
dollars or even more. What would be the
advantages of winning a million dollars? Would
there be disadvantvantages?
Yes. There would be some advantages to
winning the lottery. You could buy a lot of stuff,
and everything. But actually there are probably
more disadvantages. I mean, how good are the
chances that you would actually win. Probably
very small. It would take a lot of time and money,
and I don t see where it is really worth it. It can
be very easy to get addicted. I really don t think
that it is worth it to spend hundreds of dollars just
to win the lottery, but if you can control it and not
get addicted I think that it is fine. Just as long as
you do it for fun. I mean, yea... winning a lot of
money would be great. But in the long run I think
that it would be better to just not get involved in
the lottery or gambling of any kind. I have seen
the effects of gambling addiction, and really it is
not worth it. It can get very bad, mentally and
financially. Especially if a little bit of therapy
doesn t work. It is not good at all to have to be
hospitalized because you can t control the urge
to play the lottery, because that is gambling,
because there is no guarantee that you will win.
So in my opinion, I think that the disadvantages
outweigh the advantages. Winning the lottery
can mostly lead to addiction, and addiction leads
to trouble.