I’m on SSDI and a low fixed income and barely make ends meet, but I do *once* in awhile play the lottery. I used to have a friend that was flat out addicted, spending hundreds per week and making not much more than me.
The worst thing is you can go to an indian casino, learn to play hold’em, and have FAR better odds of breaking even or a little profit. But you have no chance at those to make retirement money really like a lottery win.