Congrats to your uncle.

On the news too. Winner in CA

winning ticket sold near Pasadena, California

in an area where average home values are over $1 million

disqualify California from these drawings

Winning the lottery is about the only way you can afford to buy a house in California.

You should. You and your fellow taxpayers are paying for stuff that supports them, like gambling addiction help and treatment.

I can't change the world though.

Probably not. It doesn't mean you have to sit quietly and let shit happen. Again, I've seen too many people ruined by gambling. At any given time, my local casino is jammed full. Even on days like Christmas Day. A good 75% of them have little to no disposable income - they're spending money they need for food and gas on slot machines. It's as devastating to a person and their family as a raging cocaine addiction. That's why I put my stuff out there whenever I can, to whoever will listen.

California has 10 million more people than the next most populated state

And for the record, I'm not opposed to legalizing gambling. I just don't think it should be a public/private partnership. It should be 100% private. There's too many problems with government-sponsored gambling. For example, the original casino here was sold as a horse racing track. They soon after added slots and stuff. They were SUPPOSED to pump money into the local school districts.

Of course, those school districts haven't gotten anything materially valuable but the casinos and government have certainly gotten their fair share.

I do tell Slayer he's a dumbass every time he mentions buying Powerball tickets or going to a casino.


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12 minutes from my house



also lol at "in an area where average home values are over $1 million" this is all of Los Angeles.

Also it was Altadena not Pasadena. Next to Burbank. Pretty area and kind of affordable for how nice it is.

I'm going to Vegas in January. Does that make me a heathen?

Minnesota sales verification system caused the delay


from MN lottery

****ing Minnesota.

I'd pick my inch somewhere cool, like Marbella or Monaco. You'd think the odds would be way higher there than they would be for an inch somewhere out in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean or anywhere in New Jersey. :shrug: