US lottery System
Over the course of history, government run lottery systems have been an overly profitable investment that billions have participated in. However, only a handful of the billions who participate get to roll around in the wealth while the rest come up empty handed. In the United States lottery systems are run either by the state or federal government that offer weekly prizes most commonly in the form of large cash sums. To win the prize, individuals must purchase a ticket that holds a combination of numbers, which can be matched to the winning numbers drawn during the lottery session. The chances of winning the prize increase as an individual buys additional tickets. There are two ways in which the combination of numbers is assigned to each ticket, and each option is given to the buyer. He or she may choose to allow the computerized lottery system to randomly pick each number combination, or they can manually have each number combination assigned to the ticket. Due to these options, an equal playing field is created. To ensure large ticket sales, the United States lottery system implements multiple lottery drawings and offers lesser cash prizes to those who match some but not all of the numbers drawn. Some specific examples of lottery systems include federal games like the Mega Million and Powerball and state games in Illinois and New Jersey such as Lucky Day Lotto or Little Lotto that have multiple drawings in the weeks.
The profits gained from the ticket sales then supplement the cost of the prize, and any profits left over are distributed accordingly by the governing power. Since each state has the power to facilitate its own lottery system, laws and regulations vary along with profit distribution and chances of winning. Some states place funds into the state’s general budget, while others target the money toward a particular purpose such as environmental protection in Colorado, or school aid and crime control in Montana. Without these...