A lottery is a form of gambling which is present in United States of America and in Europe. It is guided through the government and for this reason some countries don’t have such a form of gambling since the government outlawed it, while in other countries it became a national lottery.

Ahead of the World War II this type of gambling was illegal, but in 1960 casinos and lotteries began to appear in USA and Europe and they were used as a means to raise revenue in addition to taxes.

Sometimes the lottery is described as a regressive tax. It really is known as a “tax on stupidity” as a result of the minimal chances to win the big prize. Even if it is used to describe this form of gambling, the phrase “tax” is not strictly correct because these descriptions are used to make people recognize that these games are government-sanctioned operations and they attract only those who do not realize that buying a lottery ticket is a simple financial decision.

Lotteries come in several formats. Some lotteries can give a prize which is based on money and some of them on goods.

Lottery tickets are usually checked on the computer using mark sense-technology, that can check in less than one second if a combination of numbers was chosen by anyone.

Do not think that the bookie lottery online 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 different from nowadays lottery, because, even when guests were receiving some tickets (the prize often consisted of fancy items), individuals who were unlucky received prizes, too. So, this type of lottery was a kind of distribution of gifts by wealthy noblemen.