I have seen it called the poor tax for years. People with their dreams of becoming a millionaire will try almost anything.

I used to be sort of lucky with Bingo scratch cards. Once I was waiting at the train station for about an hour. I bought one Bingo ticket when I first arrived, and proceeded to win off every ticket after that until my friends arrived. It was pretty cool, I won about 8 tickets. I never played again after that day, I figured I used up all my luck in that sitting.

Then, about 6 months ago, a somewhat immediate family member won big money. Ever since then, I buy a draw ticket every time I get gas. I doubt I'll ever win anything, but I don't mind paying the $3/week just so I can think about it.