It does, and that’s good advice.
Fortunately that is something I have never been tempted with.
We had far too little when I was growing up to throw my money away on long shots. I worked to hard for it and am very suspicious of people who want me to donate to their cause or try to guilt trip me into giving money to the *homeless*.
Me too.
I know the math, and it ain't in my favor.
Zero sum games at least are balanced, but whenever the house takes a cut, EVERYONE (the aggregate) loses!
The 'sports betting' commercials gall me! They somehow convince folks that they can predict the future, and then can make money from that 'prediction'!