Lotteries can be organized in private or in public, in the latter case a great income for the State coffers, which with the income can perform social welfare functions, since each bettor chooses one or more numbers with a view to being drawn and get a prize, for it; the set of payments being higher in amount than the prizes awarded.
In French, “lot” means luck, then it is applied to the part of the inheritance that fell to each heir (having some luck in the distribution than others) and from there “lottery” originated to name the game of chance for the that bettors receive more or less money or other prizes (or nothing) depending on their destination.
It is important to note that it is also known as a lottery, the place where the cards or tickets are written, where the numbers that are at risk are registered.
Many people have dreamed at some point in their lives hoping to win prizes in the lottery draw. Receive a millionaire prize to get into the bank and live a carefree life. Although money does not bring happiness, the idea of uniting happiness with the economy is usually present in the collective imagination.
And even more so when the economy of the effort of work and the pleasure of good fortune. That fortune experienced by those who have bought a ticket in the lottery. This is a game of chance. The participant keeps his ticket until the game is held. It does not depend so much.
