According to the would-be class action on behalf of Take Five ticket buyers, those supposed chances of "winning" are inflated by counting a free play as a win. "The lawsuit says merchants who sell the tickets should be held liable since they were in on the fraud." (Thomas Zambito, "A lotto nonsense, says $5M lawsuit", New York Daily News, May 6; Kati Cornell, "You've Gotta Sue To Win", New York Post, May 6; Lottery Post).
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Um, if they are PAYING to play, wouldn't a free play have monetary value and thus BE a win?
Just checking...
I don't know how it works in New York, but here in Michigan, the lottery money is (at least supposed to be) exclusively used for funding schools... does this joker really think the money should be taken from education programs that help children and put into his pocket because winning a free chance at more money isn't good enough for him?
And I already know the answer to this, but I'll ask... does this lawyer really have no shame, or is he just playing his role and separating his conscience from his professional life?
It's not a "win" it's at best only a "break even". Actually it not even that, as the expected value of the single lottery ticket is much less then the purchase price of that ticket, "winning" a free play is like "winning" a penny, it's a loss.