{"id":1118,"date":"2023-12-09T12:12:52","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T12:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/john-fante.com\/?p=1118"},"modified":"2023-12-09T12:12:53","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T12:12:53","slug":"the-risks-of-winning-the-lottery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/john-fante.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/09\/the-risks-of-winning-the-lottery\/","title":{"rendered":"The Risks of Winning the Lottery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"right\" style=\"margin:0px 10px; max-width:41%; height:auto; max-height:395px; width:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/YzdbrS1.jpg\" alt=\"Lottery\"> <\/p>\n<p>The lottery is a popular game that gives millions of people hope that they will win the jackpot. But there is more than luck involved in winning a lot of money. There is also greed and covetousness. The Bible warns against these temptations: \u201cYou shall not covet your neighbor\u2019s house, his field, or his manservant, his ox, or his ass, or anything that is his.\u201d But many lottery players have these kinds of cravings. They want to be rich, and they believe that the lottery is a way of getting there.<\/p>\n<p>There is an inextricable human impulse to gamble. That\u2019s why a lot of people play the lottery. It may also be that the advertising of the huge prizes makes the whole thing seem legitimate. And it is true that the odds are very low for the winner. But there is more to it than that, and the odds of a big jackpot are even lower for the average player.<\/p>\n<p>The word \u201clottery\u201d comes from the Italian lotto, which means \u201ca part of something.\u201d In the seventeenth century Elizabeth I began a national lottery to raise funds for shipping and other public works. She wanted to expand England\u2019s trade. But to do so, the ports, ships, and harbours would all need to be built or upgraded. And so she organized the first lottery to raise money for this purpose. The lottery quickly became very popular. A large portion of the proceeds goes to good causes, so many people see it as a responsible form of gambling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The lottery is a popular game that gives millions of people hope that they will win the jackpot. But there is more than luck involved in winning a lot of money. There is also greed and covetousness. 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