Comments on: By reader acclaim: Dutch woman loses suit over not entering lottery

By: Angie Hartford

Angie Hartford — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 10:50:10 +0000

I’m waiting for the followup blog post: Dutch Woman Loses Suit Over Not Winning Lottery

Same woman, naturally.

By: Melvin

Melvin — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 01:55:28 +0000

The decision should be one sentence: “You snooze . . . you lose.”

By: jb

jb — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:26:11 +0000

The damages should be the expected value of playing. I.E, (cost of entry) – (jackpot)(chance of winning)

So at the end of everything, she’ll have to pay like .4 Euros.

By: nevins

nevins — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:25:38 +0000

“In addition, she said the lottery uses advertisements that amount to “emotional blackmail,” because they emphasize the regret people who do not participate will feel when their neighbors win.”

So in fact she was properly warned that her failure to play might cause the very feelings that she now complains of feeling. Unhappy with her own informed decision she wants the state to remove all personal decision and enroll all in the lottery as a fully socialized gambling system.