New survey destroys myth that poor Americans buy most lottery tickets

Comment #48

Stack47 — Sun, 07 Aug 2016 22:59:39 GMT

While I agree it's a false statement, they keep on saying it.

Comment #47

realtorjim — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 07:34:57 GMT

The comment was addressing the word after which, in this case, would indicate an event will occur, not may occur. If this were to be known prior to such an event then one would have an advantage to place a bet on the side of knowledge (i.e. insider info). Since BC is in the news as taking such bets, it was the place of mention. I am sure my acquaintances are able to detect tongue in cheek dialogue.

Comment #46

Get paid — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 21:05:38 GMT

It behoves me that politicians act like they r concerned about the well being of poor people.Poor people don,t have enough money to buy lottery tickets.

Comment #45

Drenick1 — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 18:56:25 GMT

Perhaps you should but use caution as your acquaintances may not be too pleased.

Comment #44

Drenick1 — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 18:53:25 GMT

Keep drinking your party's Kool aid.

Fact: Democrats were opposed to freeing the slaves while Republicans had compassion and wanted to abolish slavery.

Fact: The KKK was an arm of the Democrat party.

Fact: Democrat Andrew Jackson was a racist, had numerous slaves that were subject to repeated lashings. He also fathered children through his slaves.

Fact: Hillary Clinton was mentored by Saul Alinsky (also did her college thesis on him), a radical community organizing con man who Obama... [ More ]

Comment #43

realtorjim — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 17:08:09 GMT

Yes, but like Samuel Clemens' The Adventure of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , the works contain just enough truth and personal experiences to keep people wanting more.

Note: Posted comments may not necessarily reflect personal reflections of the poster and are intended for amusement only.

Comment #42

Murgatroyd — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 03:37:53 GMT

It is a remarkable work of fiction.

Comment #41

Sunglasses — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 18:35:34 GMT

Euromillions will cost 2.50 euro the combination. Poor people don't spend on 50 combinations twice a week at that price. We have full system forms.

Eventually people owning businesses are the biggest players. They use their black cash to play. Drug money also plays gambling.

Comment #40

realtorjim — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 18:21:08 GMT

After...

Insider info? Maybe I should parlay heavy on the British Columbia lottery.

Comment #39

dpoly1 — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 17:53:01 GMT

Some people are clueless about how the Harding/Coolidge Administration lowered all taxes and created prosperity and full employment!

Thanks for being a ray of sunshine in an environment of Economic Ignorance

Comment #38

Goteki54 — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 02:35:57 GMT

Our government has no shame on how it tax people, how many ways it tax people and how much it tax people. They are in essence parasites.

Comment #37

Drenick1 — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 21:36:40 GMT

If people really think the nation will be horrible economically and totally inhabitable under a Trump administration they should immediately seek another country to call home. I have heard a large number of folks from Hollywood as well as half of the Democrats who are currently employed by the federal government planning to move to Canada if Hillary doesn't win.

I just saw Hillary's America and it is an eye opener, I would suggest everyone especially Democrats to see it. Many things never tau... [ More ]

Comment #36

Drenick1 — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 21:22:53 GMT

Trump may even open up opportunities for him to make more than the $13k he currently makes while keeping him safer. If that doesn't sound appealing he can always start walking to Canada as he should make it there before the elections.

Comment #35

realtorjim — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 20:43:33 GMT

Yes, it is. It was meant to be.

Comment #34

Smoke Fan — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 19:41:33 GMT

Thank you! And good luck to you.

Comment #33

Todd — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 18:54:24 GMT

Nothing nasty about it. We all have our crosses to bear. I think the idea of putting a strongly-worded argument out there, combined with a sympathy-garnering statement is passive-aggressive.

If someone wants to debate a point, that's fine with me. Just don't combine it with a woe-is-me statement to try and prevent anyone from disagreeing.

Comment #32

LottoLucy — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 18:48:01 GMT

Whoa. That was just nasty. The poster says he is on SS disability which they probably got because they worked and paid into social security and then had some life changing disaster befall them. They do not pay taxes because they make so little money on a payout on what is a form of disability insurance. I didn't even get the sense that they were bragging on not paying taxes just that lower taxes wouldn't be enough to influence their decision.

Unfortunately this is becoming another place I wil... [ More ]

Comment #31

Kwashata — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 18:21:38 GMT

Especially on lottery winnings-Should be TAX FREE LIKE IN CANADA...

Comment #30

Todd — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 18:20:18 GMT

This is BS. (The parts I can comprehend, anyway.

Comment #29

Todd — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 18:19:00 GMT

Sorry you can't see it. But just because you personally have trouble seeing it does not make you correct.

Congratulations on not paying taxes for 12 years. I and everyone else paying taxes is footing the bill for you.

Comment #28

realtorjim — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 17:35:09 GMT

Trump not only can purchase Gail Howard's lottery system, he also has the financial ability to hire clairvoyant Beti Schulz for her expertise. Obviously with this combination lottery wins will be great, thus the building of the Great Wall can be accomplished. Also, as a backup, Trump can redirect lottery profits from education to the Great Wall Fund . In this manner the wall will benefit from the front end of the lottery as well as the back end.

The money trees are his alone, grown on the fa... [ More ]

Comment #27

zephbe — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 16:48:07 GMT

Hope on with all reason for hope being gone. Keep playing Lucky Day--good luck to you, Smoke Fan.

Comment #26

Smoke Fan — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 16:29:02 GMT

I don't see how taxes will be lower nor do I see where he will get the money to build the Great Wall along the U.S. southern border. Guess he must have access to money trees. I'm on S.S. disability so taxes won't affect me. I have not filed a tax return in over 12 years, (not enough income.) Not counting on winning any money in the lottery either, (it is just a dream) I'll have to stay here and suffer like millions of other poor people will. Population of the U.S. should go down from all the sui... [ More ]

Comment #25

Todd — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 15:57:19 GMT

After Trump is in the White House it may be more advantageous for you to stay: taxes will be lowered.

Comment #24

Smoke Fan — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 15:27:34 GMT

My yearly gross income is $13,224 and I buy a Lucky Day Lotto ticket here in Illinois everyday. I hope I hit before trump gets the keys to the white house so I can move to Canada.

Comment #23

KY Floyd — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 15:17:25 GMT

How does a poll indicating what percentage of various demographic groups have bought at least one lottery ticket in the past 12 months tell us anything at all about the actual number of tickets bought by any of them? Based on the information presented here the poll tells us absolutely nothing about who buys the most tickets.

Comment #22

haymaker — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 12:57:51 GMT

That is correct...AR as in AR15 = Armalite Rifle, the MFR.

Todd @ 23000 posts..awesome

Comment #21

Bleudog101 — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 12:57:22 GMT

True enough Todd, that's why I get upset (sometimes) about 'them' taxing lottery wins when it was a voluntary 'tax' if you will to begin with.

Just like @ work, if my salary is topped out which it does occasionally. The hosp. gives me 3%, but the IRS considers it a bonus which it is not and taxes it over 48%.

I'd be content with the IRS if regulations were changed so that at least winnings from any source would not be subject to Federal tax unless it is over $10K. But you know as well as I... [ More ]

Comment #20

Todd — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 12:04:00 GMT

The tax on the poor thing has always been a false statement, and was concocted by anti-lottery people to sway public opinion. Taxes are compulsory, while the lottery is voluntary.

It's just like how anti-gun forces concocted the term assault rifle in order to get people to hate guns. There is actually no such thing as an assault rifle .

Comment #19

Goteki54 — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 09:02:30 GMT

If the lottery was mostly played by the poor, then common sense would dictate that most lottery retailers would be located in poor areas but that isn't yhe case. That was never the case. So with the myth busted that only the poor play the lottery, the other myth that the lottery is a tax on the poor can also be

Comment #18

Stack47 — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 06:45:54 GMT

Based on the 25 year graph, I thought it was follow-up survey.

Comment #17

Stack47 — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 06:34:30 GMT

Comparing lottery play to a political candidate is a false narrative.

I was comparing one random sampling with another and commented what a political poll would probably show . A CNN/ORC random sampling from 7/01/2015 shows exactly what I said and uses similar demographics.

Less than half of Americans (47%) with a high-school diploma or less say they have purchased a state lottery ticket

And a political survey will show a percentage of voters with a high school diploma voting for one

Comment #16

Perfecttiming2 — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 03:14:05 GMT

Hi realtorjim!

Thanks so much for the information!

One thing I clearly remember about Beverly Hills is that during the $1Billion dollar jackpot run, a news reporter went to a convenience store

in Beverly Hills and the clerk said that all the maids, housekeepers and personal assistance were buying tickets for they employer and one of the maids picked up $2,500.00 worth of tickets...

(I am glad this survey confirmed who is really spending the money....

Comment #15

helpmewin — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 02:47:13 GMT

Comment #14

Kingofearth — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 00:51:53 GMT

And my anti-lottery dad didn't buy a ticket even for the 1.5 Billion. There is gonna be a large minority of people who for one reason or another will NEVER buy a ticket regardless of its size. Exactly how big of a minority is unknown, atleast to me.

Comment #13

realtorjim — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 00:47:37 GMT

Designated Lucky Retailers

Lucky Retailers are those Lottery Retail locations that sold at least one $100,000 winning ticket during the previous calendar year, or paid out an average of 400 or more winning tickets per week during the previous calendar year, or paid out an average of $4,000 or more in winning tickets per week during the previous calendar year.

ROBERT BURNS WINE

157 N ROBERTSON BL

BEVERLY HILLS, CA. 90211

$100,000 or more winner* $4,000 per week in winning tickets

Comment #12

Deo-nonfortuna — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 00:07:31 GMT

Ur from Cali, so let me ask u this, why is that no MM PB jackpot winning tickets are sold from Beverly Hills, Malibu, and Santa Barbara

Comment #11

speeddmon — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 21:24:38 GMT

LOL. Yeah that's why a Florida Senator won the jackpot prize of Lucky $200,000 a year for life cause he was too poor and had no comment when he won.

Comment #10

music* — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 20:44:39 GMT

Common sense teaches us that the poor do not have enough money to support the lottery.

This was a good survey.

Comment #9

Todd — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 19:51:39 GMT

Comparing lottery play to a political candidate is a false narrative. Even comparing the number of adults who eat Cornflakes is a better comparison than a political comparison.

Comment #8

LottoLucy — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 19:46:41 GMT

Lots of people who live in states without lotteries still play the lottery. For a long time I lived in a state that didn't have a lottery but I was a regular player anyway. Plus there were questions about gambling in general in the survey.

Comment #7

Drenick1 — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 19:40:34 GMT

If a $1.58 billion jackpot for a $2 bet won't entice non players, what will?

Valid point. My husband who is extremely anti-lottery even participated in that drawing. He hasn't purchased a ticket since.

Comment #6

LiveInGreenBay — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 19:38:18 GMT

Good catch on the 50 states. You think they'd confine it to States that had a lottery. LOL

Comment #5

Stack47 — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 19:29:29 GMT

a random sample of 1,025 adults.....living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.

A year ago a random sample of 1025 adults would probably show Jeb Bush winning the Republican Party nomination. I'm not disagreeing with the accuracy of the survey, just wondering why it included all 50 states when only 44 states have a state lottery. And considering 635 million PB tickets were sold for the Jan 13 drawing, the sales numbers probably included thousands of one-time-players .

If a... [ More ]

Comment #4

LiveInGreenBay — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 19:11:20 GMT

I'm willing to bet even the anti-lottery crusaders buy lottery tickets. Just another case of...Do as I say, not as I do.

Comment #3

Bleudog101 — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 19:05:39 GMT

Hello Alabamanians!! Time to read AND comprehend this article. I should have worded it POLITICIANS in Alabama.

Comment #2

MoneyMike$ — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 18:34:22 GMT

haha i've always noticed cheaper people (less fortunate) don't want to spemnd on the lottery.. Then most players are people with income that want more

Comment #1

mypiemaster — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 18:23:52 GMT

I knew that was BS from day 1

New survey destroys myth that poor Americans buy most lottery tickets

Lottery Post — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 18:07:57 GMT

Half of all Americans play the lottery

New Gallup survey results have again debunked the popular myth created by anti-lottery crusaders that low-income Americans buy a disproportionate number of lottery tickets.

Roughly half of Americans say they have bought a state lottery ticket within the last year, similar to the figures recorded in 2003 and 2007, but down considerably from the 57% who said they played the state lottery in 1996 and 1999. This trend has occurred even as the number of st... [ More ]