And then they front-load all of the impossibly, stupidly, comedically overoptimistic numbers in the marketing (eg. pre-tax winnings), and have a fine print from which you can barely determine the odds of success (and if you're capable of that you most likely aren't participating either way), and then the whole game is designed so that you feel like you have some sort of superstitious influence over whether you win...
Please, let's not pretend this isn't about extracting money from people who are poor at decision-making.
Please, let's not pretend this isn't about extracting money from people who are poor at decision-making.