Is taking part in the Lottery the same as gambling?

Question

Is taking part in the Lottery the same as gambling?

Answer 1

It isn't the same as gambling, it is actually gambling.

You bet $1 (to buy the ticket) and you will either win more than you bet, or you will lose and never get your dollar back.

So by every measure playing the lottery is gambling.

Answer 2

.It is gambling, but you can control it better, as long as you don't put more money on than you are prepared to lose, and you are 18 or over

Answer 3

Ah! Hello? YES

Answer 4

yes gambling is a kind of activity that is based on what people call luck you have a slight chance of winning in the lottery cause many  people buy lottery tickets

Answer 5

yeah pretty much

Answer 6

kind of. but not really. well not to me.,

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Answer 7

Yes.  You betcha...

Answer 8

nothing wrong with either of them... unless you rely on winning it... my mom just spend 400 dollars on raffle tickets today... and won 100 dollars buck... yaaa for me my birthday's next week >.>

Answer 9

I see definitely yes.

Answer 10

Taking part in a lottery is indeed a form of gambling.

   When you buy a lotto, you're betting that the numbers that you've picked are going to win. That's no different than putting chips on a certain number on a roulette table.

Answer 11

mmm. well gambling is pushing your "luck"  because the chances of winning are soo low. and lottery theres probably like 5 tickets in the whole country. so its a gamble wheather your gonna win.

gambleing: the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)

Answer 12

Not if you use

www.lotteryinsight.com  

one would have thought