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A lottery is a form of gambling which is present in United States as well as in Europe. It's guided by the government and that's the reason some countries do not have such a type of gambling because the government outlawed it, while in other countries it became a national lottery.

Ahead of the World War II this form of gambling was illegal, but in 1960 casinos and lotteries began to appear in United States of America and Europe and they were used as a means to raise revenue along with taxes.

Sometimes the lottery is described as a regressive tax. It's called a "tax on stupidity" as a result of the minimal chances to win the big prize. Even when it's used to describe this form of gambling, the term "tax" just isn't strictly correct as these descriptions are used to make people recognize that these games are government-sanctioned operations and they attract only people who do not know that buying a lottery ticket is a simple economic decision.

Lotteries come in lots of formats. Some lotteries can offer a prize which is according to money and a number of them on goods.

lottery agent tickets are often checked on the computer using mark sense-technology, which will check in less than one second if a variety of numbers was chosen by anyone.

Don't think that the lottery was invented in 1960, after the World War II. Romans were first to play this game - this was a way to relax and amuse at dinner parties. The truth is that it was not the same as these days lottery, because, even if guests were receiving some tickets (the prize often consisted of fancy items), the ones who were unlucky received prizes, too. So, this type of lottery was a sort of distribution of gifts by wealthy noblemen.

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