It sounds like people wanted a separate thread to discuss the merits or downfalls of lotteries. I haven't the first clue on how to make a poll, otherwise this would be one.
I find it genuinely curious that people buy lottery tickets. It takes time, lotteries have a negative return (in aggregate). It appears some people get entertainment out of it. I realize that this is a phenomenon, but I don't actually understand what component of it is entertaining to them. Is it the hope, is it fantasizing, is it anticipation of the draws?