Playing Lottery 'not gambling'

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CASH Only — Sat, 12 Jun 2004 14:18:38 GMT

I consider the lottery probably the most morally accepted form of legal gambling.

Comment #3

tg636 — Fri, 11 Jun 2004 13:43:33 GMT

>Gilmartin emphasized that playing the Lottery is not gambling, and noted that hotlines for those with gambling problems are included on state Lottery brochures.What kind of dictionary did he get his definition from? I guess Socrates Gilmartin was using the logic Gambling is bad and illegal. The lottery is good and legal. Therefore, the lottery is not gambling. George W. Bush uses logic like this all the time and it works for him.Since the NJ lottery has been declared a charitable contributi... [ More ]

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golotto — Thu, 10 Jun 2004 19:40:23 GMT

i agree with RJOh about playing what i can afford to lose....and with the exception of Pball, i'm in and out of various lotto games at different levels. i pretty much play on a preset budget and if i win a prize or two consider that money i can use to splurge on tickets outside my normal scheme. it's fun to play lotto with the thought in the back of one's mind of a large jackpot (which certainly could happen to anyone with a ticket), but much of the fun for me is just a plain old interest in num... [ More ]

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RJOh — Thu, 10 Jun 2004 18:31:55 GMT

Gilmartin emphasized that playing the Lottery is not gambling, and noted that hotlines for those with gambling problems are included on state Lottery brochures. Playing the lotteries is not gambling, but all states have a gambler hotline on their websites and in their brochures because they know gamblers do play their lotteries while the non-gamblers look at playing the lotteries as donating to a good cause.Me, I'm a gambler who donates to good causes by playing State lotteries and I only donate... [ More ]

Playing Lottery 'not gambling'

Lottery Post — Thu, 10 Jun 2004 11:31:10 GMT

Pick 6 and Jersey Cash 5 were among the topics highlighted at the Millville, NJ's chamber of commerce luncheon meeting on Tuesday.The luncheon's featured speaker was Jaimee Gilmartin, public information officer for the New Jersey Lottery.She described how the contest enjoyed by millions benefits the state.The state Lottery, Gilmartin said, has since its 1970 inception provided more than $13.1 billion to programs and institutions that directly serve New Jerseyans.In 2003, 36 percent of Lottery re... [ More ]