Nope: Lottery = A voluntary collection from the innumerate.
The lottery costs us all a lot more than that. It feeds into the belief that the world owes each of us a living.
Don't want to work hard? Don't feel like depriving yourself of that video collection by saving? Hey, your ship just hasn't come in yet! Keep buying tickets, and you'll eventually get the lifestyle that you're entitled to!
Hucksters in Vegas sell this fantasy all the time, but its easy to point out that they are weasels getting rich from ordinary people's fantasies. And, they do provide a bit more entertainment value and a cheap buffet to the suckers than the lottery. But when the almighty State sanctions this, it legitimizes the entire welfare mentality.
This crazy b!tch in OH just took her entitlement delusions to their logical conclusion. Still, I hope her kids get taken away, while she's in prison until far past her childbearing years. We don't need her pups learning from her example.