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endlesstacos22 t1_ja5lvoj wrote

that's kinda sad, he might have a gambling addiction

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junhyukko t1_ja6ior8 wrote

If that's a stack over a month, sure. If it's over some years, maybe just having fun.

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TripleHomicide t1_ja729ya wrote

It's probably for the calendar year. Because if you win, you can deduct your lotto losses against the winning for that year.

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Hansonguy t1_ja5sh7g wrote

That’s sad. So much money wasted.

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billy-gnosis t1_ja5ldgm wrote

thousands of dollars...GONE!

-Billy Gnosis

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VonDoom86 t1_ja6cy3i wrote

Where’s the winners pile?

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SempaiPapi t1_ja5ls1k wrote

I hope this is all for an entire year. Anything less and I’d call it an addiction

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shiftdnb t1_ja5qpsi wrote

Probably keeps them to deduct on taxes

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throoawyyy t1_ja65jd5 wrote

this is probably a daily thing, i used to have a millionaire client that was confined to a wheelchair and she just spent all day scratching tickets

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SkilletBillet t1_ja79w40 wrote

He could have 5x that if he invested in stocks instead

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Rwiegman t1_ja7d3wj wrote

Lottery is a tax on the poor and/or stupid. Chasing an infinitesimally small chance of a win. Lots of stuff in life would be awesome if you won or achieved, doesn’t mean you burn money for it.

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RoninSFB t1_ja8v7zr wrote

Well it depends. Chasing the jackpot on ticket drawings is a infinitesimally small chance of winning. And honestly spending a couple bucks when the jackpot is super high allows for a fun daydream, and isn't very harmful. Provided you keep it to just a few bucks which I know not everyone does.

What makes scratchers much more insidious is you DO have a good chance of winning, at least too FEEL like you do. If you buy 10 scratches you'll probably come out "ahead" on a few of them, but much like casino gambling over a large aggregation "The house always wins"

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AtheistET t1_ja7ju4x wrote

And this is why kids, you cannot go to college …

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DannyA88 t1_ja85qfn wrote

But he did hit that 1 $300 winner and those few $50 ones right?!

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CrustyLoveSock t1_ja8l9xb wrote

Actually kind of smart to keep these around in case he does win big.

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RedPillNavigator t1_ja9gzdk wrote

Small pile and low ticket prices. Unless he has no job then there is a problem.

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iwannawangchung t1_ja9lcho wrote

My father had the same pile. Not scratch offs, though. He plays the state lottery where he lives. $5 two times a week, same five sets of numbers for probably 30 years. About 7 years ago he calls me late night. I thought he was dying when I saw his name come up because he never calls. I live several states away, and we mostly communicated via email. Long story short, he finally won the big one. I thought how big could a state lottery be with mega millions and powerball dominating most of the ticket purchases. I thought he maybe hit $100k. Boy was I way off. Multiple millions. Most surreal moment of our lives. He still plays twice a week.

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Bhamfun44 t1_ja5y44r wrote

All I see are tax write offs

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thepeopleseason t1_ja69dkp wrote

If your dad is a professional gambler (say, like, a pro poker player), then this stack is something he can use to offset his winnings on his taxes.

Or he could have a gambling addiction.

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