The economy's effect of lottery playing

Reply #16

MissNYC — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:55:36 GMT

Notice how I said talk about a recession, a terrible housing market, etc...I was wondering if the media hype was having an effect, but I never declared these things to be an actuality. I di dforget to put play more though...oops

Reply #15

Raven62 — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:50:43 GMT

Additional choices (Playing More) would give a little more reality of the situation (Money Getting Tight) to the poll.

Reply #14

benmas — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:48:04 GMT

I beleive that people will gamble more TIMES but not neccessarily with more money...Taking shots with whatever little they got hoping they will fish something that can make them better...

Reply #13

Stack47 — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:35:50 GMT

When the economy is bad, people don't usually buy big price tag items so they can spend that money on gambling and eating out. A few years ago I worked in a charitable booth at the local county fair and a professional told when the economy was down, county and state fair attendance was way up.

It makes sense the people would cancel their cross-country trips to Wally-World and spend their money closer to home.

Reply #12

bashley572 — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:32:54 GMT

Price of gas is cutting into the amount I play. Slowed down on the 'jackpot' games and concentrating on 3 way

Reply #11

eighty82 — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 06:11:13 GMT

I think it can go either way play more or play less.

Reply #10

LOTTOMIKE — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:27:21 GMT

Reply #9

pacattack05 — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:03:50 GMT

You forgot pot.

Reply #8

RJOh — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 04:58:47 GMT

There will always be a demand for beer,cigarettes and lottery tickets regardless of the condition of the economy.

Reply #7

pacattack05 — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 04:52:35 GMT

You are absolutely right. I remember when I had only 5 bucks to my name. I threw the biggest party of all time.

I just hate it when I have plenty of money in the bank. No parties. No Fun

Reply #6

Coin Toss — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 04:46:28 GMT

Actually, the worse the economy gets, the more people gamble (and drink and eat out)...as the money becomes worth less and less, (loss of buying power), people become much more loose with it.

Reply #5

pacattack05 — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 04:39:47 GMT

Of course it dosen't. Just because the housing market crash, oil prices out of the roof, eminent revolt, atrocities around the world, one world government, Alien contact cover-up, Over population, and artificial sweeteners are present means nothing!

I still spend the same on tix. Everything is just fine and dandy.

Reply #4

LckyLary — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:17:22 GMT

The poll forgot to say play more ! If you're worried about money I think the easiest way to solve it would be with a big win! I might play less if I have less $ but I will be more hopeful about winning and I will use more focused algorithms and choose number more carefully. Anytime I won big was with only one or two numbers or sets in play. Less is more. If you're low on money then even a box win can make a big difference so no, bigger jackpots wouldn't make much difference with me.

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Reply #3

ThatScaryChick — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 02:34:42 GMT

At this moment, I am spending less. Any small wins that I get end up being put back into tickets. A couple of months ago, I was spending a lot more playing than usual, but I've had to cut back again.

Reply #2

justxploring — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:43:39 GMT

I hate to admit this, but I began spending a little more. (you don't have this choice) I never spend very much anyway, and I'm fairly responsible, but I started to play Fantasy 5 more often. I probably should skip a few days and just bet my $8 a week on Lotto. If I had children to support it would be different, but I figure if I'm going to sink anyway, I might as well party on the ship while it's going down.

Reply #1

JAP69 — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:18:41 GMT

I spend less and some days not play at all. The wins I do get do not go toward more plays but to balance the family deficit.

Play less amount of numbers and lose more often too as the hits are at the level I use to play.

Gotta have food , gas , rent and cigarettes first.

The economy is generally all messed up during a presidental election year any how.

The economy's effect of lottery playing

MissNYC — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:17 GMT

With all the recent talk about a recession, a terrible housing market, a stock market that is in trouble, rising gas prices, etc.... I was just wondering how all of this effects lottery players? Would you wait until jackpots are bigger and spend the same, spend less but play as often, or would it have no effect on how much you spend or how often you play? I just imagine that the people who would really benefit from a lotto win are the ones that are most effected by the above factors and have les... [ More ]