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That buck that bought a bottle could've struck the lotto.
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Sep 16, 2014 14:26
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Gambling losses can be used to lower your taxes. That's why I spend 10k on scratch offs a year. Gotta spend money to save money.
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Sep 16, 2014 14:37
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The Lotto is a tax on the stupid not the poor, OP.
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Sep 16, 2014 16:20
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High correlation there tbqh
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Sep 16, 2014 16:24
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Tuppence on the lottery? Fiddlesticks, boy!
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Sep 16, 2014 16:26
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Well one day me and the boys got together over billiards and decided we were sick of paying property taxes for public schools on account of our young'ns not even attendin em cuz y'know we got the private school up on the hill. Anyways long story short, we tricked em into fundin their education system on the backs of fools and the destitute and now the wife can afford to hire John and Josh's tree service to plant that orchard she's always wanted. Ah heck who am I kiddin' did I say John and Josh? I mean't Juan and Jose.
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Sep 16, 2014 16:30
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I bought my first scratch off a few months ago, it was fun didn't win anything. Haven't bought any since tho. I buy lotto tickets every once in a while. Its funny cause logically you know you're not winning but theres always that inherent stupid that we all have that says "lol im so winning this ima quit my job and ball the gently caress out"
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Sep 16, 2014 16:33
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evilpicard posted:Lol like in Ontario where only convenience store owners win the lottery lol looked this up because I thought you were bullshitting quote:The report by the fifth estate added that over 200 lottery retailers in Ontario have won major prizes from 1999 to 2006. A statistician featured in the report, Jeffrey S. Rosenthal, calculated that the chance that this would occur purely out of luck is one in a "trillion trillion trillion trillion" (or quindecillion).[7]
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Sep 16, 2014 16:40
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zoux posted:High correlation there tbqh How clever. I worked in retail for a few years and most people who regularly bought lotto tickets would spend less than a tenner a week. Even if you're on the dole a tenner is hardly a crippling amount.
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Sep 16, 2014 16:41
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EmmyOk posted:How clever. Oh hell I didn,t know you had anecdotal evidence!
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Sep 16, 2014 16:46
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zoux posted:Oh hell I didn,t know you had anecdotal evidence! Evidence almost as unassailable as your hatred of poors.
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Sep 16, 2014 16:52
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i have a scratcher called "JACKS ARE WILD!" and it's got a drunk looking playing card on it. paaaaarty.
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Sep 16, 2014 16:57
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EmmyOk posted:Evidence almost as unassailable as your hatred of poors. Lol that I hate poors
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Sep 16, 2014 16:58
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Hmm this guy made a thread about how the lotto exploits the poor, advocated for communism and decried the total lack of upward social mobility. Next he'll be talking about an unprecedented expansion of the social safety net, what a typical elitist fat cat.
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Sep 16, 2014 17:00
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zoux posted:Hmm this guy made a thread about how the lotto exploits the poor, advocated for communism and decried the total lack of upward social mobility. Next he'll be talking about an unprecedented expansion of the social safety net, what a typical elitist fat cat. arrogant apparatchik wants to control other people's money bc he knows better than those stupid filthy lumpen
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Sep 16, 2014 17:15
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EmmyOk posted:The Lotto is a tax on the stupid not the poor, OP. zoux posted:High correlation there tbqh Ah yeds, basically the same thing! It is very nice of you to make a thread about the lotto for them you little revolutionary! We'll have social mobility by teatime tomorrow.
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Sep 16, 2014 17:18
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Tarkus posted:Here in Canada they've had a huge decline in lottery sales. I suspect that its a combination of younger people realizing that you're better off not spending money on it and that people have less disposable income. Nah, I bet is the rise of Poker.
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Sep 16, 2014 17:19
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Drink Cheerwine posted:arrogant apparatchik wants to control other people's money bc he knows better than those stupid filthy lumpen It's true I do. EmmyOk posted:Ah yeds, basically the same thing! Due to a lack of nutrition, stimulating early childhood, early education and access to good schools, being poor literally makes you stupid.
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Sep 16, 2014 17:24
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zoux posted:It's true I do.
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Sep 16, 2014 17:25
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zoux posted:It's true I do. Education and intelligence are far from the same thing, there are morons with educations. You for example. It doesn't take being educated in Eton to realise "I shouldn't spend all of my living expenses income on lotto tickets".
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Sep 16, 2014 17:31
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spoiler: all gambling is in favor of the house otherwise nobody would operate a casino or lottery or bingo hall or w/e and you may in fact be the idiot you seek if you think everybody who gambles is an idiot who doesn't understand basic math/probability (people are in fact motivated by other things than economic cost-benefit analysis WHOA)
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Sep 16, 2014 17:40
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Thank gently caress that the Lottery Thread in GBS with an OP 1 sentence long has someone willing to sit down and post defending the honour of the impoverished.
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Sep 16, 2014 18:08
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People exist that regularly have 0 cash available to them for various reasons. This is a thing that happens. Some of those people do play the lottery. That subset of people are unequivocally idiots. Anyone else it's an entertainment expense.
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Sep 16, 2014 18:33
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Mahoning posted:This is that dumb little quip that is repeated over and over by dumb people who want to show the world how "smart" they are on Facebook every time the MegaMillions/Powerball goes above $500 million. the real ppl who are bad at math are the ones that don't realize 1/320 million or whatever is at least still a chance, unlike 0/320 million and laugh at anyone who ever buys a lotto ticket but why would you ever buy more than one ticket I'm sure if u calculated average payoff per purchased ticket you'd find that the interest rate in a bank would be a better payoff(dat is the way gambling works, house always has an advantage) but that's so boring. buy A Ticket, support your local schools, dream of hitting it big and having successful consumerist lifestyle in our land of capitalism. u can buy designer clothes and poo poo if u win, haha.
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Sep 16, 2014 18:58
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i'm pretty cool with buying a ticket now and then when the jackpot is in the 150million range (so it's not a total sucker's bet), but lol if you actually think this money is going to local schools
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Sep 16, 2014 19:04
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Zombies' Downfall posted:spoiler: all gambling is in favor of the house otherwise nobody would operate a casino or lottery or bingo hall or w/e and you may in fact be the idiot you seek if you think everybody who gambles is an idiot who doesn't understand basic math/probability (people are in fact motivated by other things than economic cost-benefit analysis WHOA) Poker is unique in this regard as you play against other players and not the House. It also has a large element of skill mixed with luck and thus, if you're good, you can reliably make money.
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Sep 16, 2014 19:04
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ashgromnies posted:the real ppl who are bad at math are the ones that don't realize 1/320 million or whatever is at least still a chance, unlike 0/320 million and laugh at anyone who ever buys a lotto ticket I spend maybe 20 bucks a year buying the occasional ticket when a jackpot gets big and I do it because it is fun to dream about winning. I have little expectation of winning.
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Sep 16, 2014 19:06
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I too have seen Rounders.
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Sep 16, 2014 19:06
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zoux posted:I too have seen Rounders. Poker is not gambling.
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Sep 16, 2014 19:08
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Did the movie Rounders kick off the texas holdem craze because I'd never even heard of that poo poo before the movie came out and suddenly it was loving everywhere.
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Sep 16, 2014 19:10
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texas hold'em is bitch poker for bitches, five card draw, nothing wild is how a man plays poker you wanna get fancy and degenerate with your gambling, maybe you break out some murder the queen
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Sep 16, 2014 19:12
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If you are anti gambling stop posting entirely because you're a step away from advocating state sanctioned religion hth
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Sep 16, 2014 19:15
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Posters can advocate state sanctioned religion if they want.
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Sep 16, 2014 19:16
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i disagree OP, in my opinion....stae run lotterys are actually good
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Sep 16, 2014 19:18
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got 4 tickets on for tonights euromillions, wish me luck lads
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Sep 16, 2014 19:19
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a starwar betamax posted:i disagree OP, in my opinion....stae run lotterys are actually good What in the gently caress
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Sep 16, 2014 19:20
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zoux posted:What in the gently caress i am sorry that your mind cannot handle the truth, i really am, but I have to call it like I see it. I hope that doesnt offend you but sometime....the truth offends
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Sep 16, 2014 19:25
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I find poker fun, not because of the money but because I like to compete. Anything else is loving boring. Am I the only person that finds gambling boring? I can't even go to Vegas because I get bored after like 20 minutes of gambling.
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Sep 16, 2014 19:30
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Pohl posted:I find poker fun, not because of the money but because I like to compete. play craps and do more drugs
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