Monday, January 12, 2009

Mary Cassatt Children Playing On The Beach

Mary Cassatt Children Playing On The BeachMary Cassatt Woman With A Pearl Necklace In A LogeEduard Manet Flowers In A Crystal Vase
few random facts about random-chance lotteries and the money trail.
$58.4 billion: How much we spent on thelottery in 2007.30%: Amount states kept as profits.
$1.1 billion: California's total lottery profits.1.5%: Portion of California's education budget that comes from the lottery.problems make up a minority of players, but they buy more tickets: Just 5 percent of lottery players buy a full 54 percent of the tickets. The National Council on Problem Gambling (a group funded partly by the gaming industry, not exactly a lottery foe) says low-income players are more likely to expect they'll come out ahead.
Six state lotteries have introduced video lottery machines that are closer $8.50: Amount a college-educated player spends on the lottery each month in Texas.$16: Amount spent each month by the typical player without a high school degree.49: West Virginia's rank in median household income.1: West Virginia's rank in state lottery profits per capita.$315 million: Biggest lottery jackpot claimed by a single winner.$51.7 million: Biggest unclaimed jackpot.Flash PointsFolks with gambling

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