June 15, 2024
The Benefits of Playing the Lottery
adminpoolsThe casting of lots for making decisions or determining fates has a long record in human history (including several instances in the Bible), but the use of lotteries for material gain is more recent. The first recorded public lottery was held during the reign of Augustus Caesar to finance municipal repairs in Rome; the first to distribute prize money was a 1466 drawing in Bruges, Belgium. Since their introduction to the United States, lottery games have become enormously popular and profitable. In some states, the lottery is the largest source […]