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Some facts about lotto in the USA:

The taxation difference between a lump sum and annuity lottery payout primarily lies in the timing and amount of taxes paid. A lump sum payout is taxed immediately on the entire amount, often pushing the winner into the highest federal tax bracket of 37%. This results in a significant portion of the winnings being taxed upfront. In contrast, annuity payments are taxed annually as they are received, potentially at lower rates if future tax brackets are reduced or if the annual payout doesn't push the winner into the highest bracket.

Estimates suggest around 30% of lottery winners face bankruptcy within three to five years.

Lottery players in America tend to come from specific demographic groups:

Socioeconomic Status:
People in lower-income brackets spend a larger portion of their income on lottery tickets. The poorest households spend nearly 5% of their income on lotteries, while wealthier households spend much less.

Race and Ethnicity:
Blacks and Native Americans have higher average days of lottery play compared to other groups.

Gender:
Males play the lottery more frequently than females.

Age:
Lottery play peaks in the twenties and thirties, then declines with age.

The odds: gambling is often referred to as "a tax for people that are bad at math". Here's your proof:

Here are some events more likely than winning the lottery:

Struck by Lightning: 1 in 186,978 chance annually.

Attacked by a Shark: 1 in 11.5 million.

Dying in a Car Accident: 1 in 67,003.

Winning an Olympic Gold Medal: 1 in 662,0005.

The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are about 1 in 292.2 million.

Approximately 1% to 2.6% of the U. S. population has a gambling addiction, which translates to about 2 to 10 million people.

Bet with your head, not over it!

Like not knowing where their own country is on the map, who fought who in their civil war, basic math questions, what is the largest country in the world, how many players in basketball field etc...

If they are really that ignorant, they do have the confidence to express their opinions in things they don't know about.

For millions of baseball fans, Rose will be known mainly for a number, 4,256, his total of hits, the most for any player in the history of the game. But he also got on base more often (5,929 times), played in more big-league games (3,852) and came to bat more times (15,890) than anyone else. He had the most singles in history (3,215) and the second most doubles. All-Star team at five different positions: second base, right field, left field, third base and first base. Overall, he appeared in 17 All-Star gamesAll-Star team at five different positions: second base, right field, left field, third base and first base. He won 3 batting titles & batted over.300 in 15 seasons. Rose was Rookie of the year in 1963, MVP in 1973, World Series MVP in 1975 & 1978 at 37. Named TO ALL CENTURY team in 1999.

Rose was long known to baseball officials as a horse bettor. He was warned repeatedly by MLB officials to curtail his gambling, and in the late 1980s, Rose, then the Reds manager, was investigated to determine if any of his activity was illegal. The report revealed that Rose had bet regularly on a variety of sports, and though Rose vehemently denied it, baseball included. In August 1989, he was banned from the game then declared ineligible for election to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Exposed gambling winnings caused him to spend several months in jail for evasion of taxes.

In 2002 he admitted he had bet regularly on baseball, including on games played by the Reds while he was their manager, though never against them, asserting that he “would rather die than lose a baseball game.”

The HOF is FULL of racists, bigots, drunks, cheaters, wife beaters, child rapists & steroid users. In fact, gambling houses ARE THE MAJOR SPONSORS of the MLB! He was a dick, obnoxious, arrogant, spouse cheater, tax evader, allegedly statutory rapist.

Ricochet 1S

Disrupt - Lost - Rare

Redirect the next two damage which would be dealt to target Unit or Player to another Unit or Player of your choice.

Draw a card.

Lower Resistance S

Disrupt - Lost - Rare

Choose a permanent on the Battlefield: It loses all abilities until end of turn. This cannot affect Invincible Permanents.

Draw a card.

Power Word: Kill B

Disrupt - Lost - Rare

Destroy target Unit with total Deploy Cost 2 or less.

Power Word: Overwhelm B

Fast Effect - Lost - Uncommon

Target Unit gains +2/+2 until end of turn. At end of turn, put a +1/+1 Counter on that Unit.

Polymorph: Other 2MM

Fast Effect - Lost - Rare

Reset up to four target Energy Matrices.

Target Unit loses all abilities permanently and becomes a 1/1 Rabbit Permanently.

Time Bubble 2MM

Fast Effect - Lost - Rare

Reset up to four target Energy Matrices.

Draw two cards.

Freezing Rain 2M

Fast Effect - Lost - Uncommon

Reset up to three target Energy Matrices.

Exhaust target Unit and it doesn't reset during its controller's next Reset Step. If that Unit is a Token, Banish it instead.

Draw a card

Especially considering that often the balls end up in such a spot that it's impossible to get a clear shot. Why should a player be penalized for something that's out of their control?

I started playing a Pool game on my phone and some of the rules are so dumb and annoying.

People say this NBA player is ugly, but I don't see why. I think he's clean cut, and has a

lot of nice features, and is normal looking at worst.