The Power Ball draw sure does grab attention, especially with that jaw-dropping prize! But hey, have you ever considered checking out online casinos? They offer a similar mix of excitement and chance, and there's something intriguing about trying your luck from the comfort of your own space. Just remember, like any game of chance, it's important to keep things balanced and within your limits. I stumbled upon some reviews that might give you a sense of what's out there, like this one: [zebracasino.co.za]

I'm inordinately fond of gambling.

It's the only vice I don't have.

It's for folks who can't do math.

It is, if you think there's some formula or method that helps you win; if you don't understand what "random numbers" means; and if you can't afford to lose the cost of the ticket.

I remember having co-workers who spent the last 2 hours of the shift debating what numbers were "due" in the Daily 3 and Pick 4. "383, those numbers haven't come up in 2 months, it's due!" No amount of explaining (from a college math minor) that every number in that combination has the same 1 out of 10 chance to be drawn, and every combination of 3 numbers has the exact same 1/1000 chance to come up, swayed them from the belief that there is some kind of order to the random chances. These folks spent $40 to $50 a week (that's $200-$250 a year) in 1999 money, when $40 meant something. And none of them ever, to my knowledge, won more than a few dollars back.

That said, did I risk a $20 flutter on the chance of winning $2 billion? Why, yes. Yes, I did.

I believe that the first lottery in the UK was held at the west door of St. Paul's Cathedral in 1654 to raise money for the king's army. Lotteries were reintroduced in the 18th century and later banned because they were making the poor even more destitute.

I heard that the odds against winning in The National Lottery in the UK are 14 million to 1. I think that the odds against winning the lottery are very much higher as in 59X58X57...or 59 factorial with the final number being divided by 6 it is astronomical.

All games can be divided into three categories. 1. Games of Chance. 2. Games of Strategy. 3. Games that combine elements of both..
The lottery is purely a game of chance.

Update: Last night's Power Ball was worth 1.9 Billion, tge largest in US history.. The draw was not performed, allegedly for technical difficulties. The next draw is Wednesday, the pot being cumulative without a winner.

I smell a rat. First off, I think their duty to each ticket holder has been breached for failing to make the draw. This is enough money for someone to intervene to disrupt the drawing in their favor. In my view, the whole lottery should be shut down and they should have to start refunding ticket money effective immediately with all excess donated to the federal government without a tax receipt.

The sign that tells how much the draw is worth at the store where I bought my tickets doesn't even go into the billions. Isn't it just a little too coincidental that the technical difficulty happened on this particular draw? I'll never buy another lottery ticket, just like I say every time I lose