A lottery is a form of gambling which is present in USA as well as in Europe. It is guided through the government and that is why some countries don’t have such a form of gambling since the government outlawed it, while in other countries it became a national lottery.

Before the World War II this type of gambling was illegal, but in 1960 casinos and lotteries began to appear in United States 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’s described 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 type of gambling, the word “tax” isn’t strictly correct since these descriptions are used to make people realize that these games are government-sanctioned operations and they attract only men and women that don’t understand that buying a lottery ticket is a simple financial decision.

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

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

Don’t think that the 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 if guests were receiving some tickets (the prize often consisted of fancy items), those who were unlucky received prizes, too. So, this type of lottery was a sort of distribution of gifts by wealthy noblemen.