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Comment by latexr

4 days ago

> At least the lottery doesn't care about your current circumstance and everyone has an equal (equally small) chance.

Not really true. If you have more money you can buy more tickets which leads to higher—or even certain—odds.

https://www.iflscience.com/how-a-man-won-the-lottery-14-time...

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thaumasiotes  4 days ago

> If you have more money you can buy more tickets which leads to higher—or even certain—odds.

I don't think there are any lotteries with that feature. You can guarantee that you win, but you still won't have certain odds because the payout isn't guaranteed.