Those games with the small top prizes are hard for me. If you are going to spend $5-$10 for a ticket, you should at least have the chance to make some significant money. The $10 games are the best in ROI in my opinion. The downside of losing is high but I just can't get excited over winning $500 as the top prize in a game like this.
Then again, if it is super painful to play a game due to the cost(whether it be $2 or $20) then the downside is high for that person. Everyone has different thresholds of pain for gambling. Just like in Vegas. I remember joking years ago at a Baccarat table about how hard it was going to be for me to drink $1,000 worth of Grey Goose since I couldn't catch a break. It was depressing. I felt God had it out for me that night.
Then later, the guy who at the time was the CEO of the company I was working at sat down and after I told him my depressing story, he laughed and said the he had lost over $200,000 on Blackjack in the last hour playing $25,000/hand. He thought it was funny. He pulled out a wad of cash and gave me $1,000 and said "let's go get drunk."
I miss those weekend Vegas jaunts with that guy. He put it all into perspective.