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

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

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

Lotteries come in many formats. Some lotteries can provide a prize which is based on money and many of them on goods.

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

Do not 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 the fact that it was distinctive from nowadays lottery, because, even if guests were receiving some tickets (the prize often consisted of fancy items), the ones who were unlucky received prizes, too. For this reason, this sort of lottery was a sort of distribution of gifts by wealthy noblemen.

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