The idea of getting something for nothing, or less than what it's value is, is pretty hard to take from people. Lotteries just break that down to most base form, and slap a guarantee of authenticity on the return (however unlikely your chances are, it's not an actual scam or a lie that someone DOES win big)
To answer your questions..
1) no one, the state would shut any business like it down if it weren't the state itself - and that's a big flag in itself, as you mention.
2) If it's ok to have it, I don't see why it can't be marketed. It's age-limited (I'd say harder to break the rules and play underage than buying cigarettes and booze could possibly be since you have to go to the state itself to collect any large winnings)
3) "Players have more fun" is the one I remember seeing. If we were seeing ads like "I got out of my trailer park because I won big" or some such nonsense, I'd have more of a problem with it.
4) I don't know about that. That's assuming a lot on someone else's behalf. What you're calling an expression of hopelessness could easily be considered an expression of hope, or fantasy by others.
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The idea of getting something for nothing, or less than what it's value is, is pretty hard to take from people. Lotteries just break that down to most base form, and slap a guarantee of authenticity on the return (however unlikely your chances are, it's not an actual scam or a lie that someone DOES win big)
To answer your questions..
1) no one, the state would shut any business like it down if it weren't the state itself - and that's a big flag in itself, as you mention.
2) If it's ok to have it, I don't see why it can't be marketed. It's age-limited (I'd say harder to break the rules and play underage than buying cigarettes and booze could possibly be since you have to go to the state itself to collect any large winnings)
3) "Players have more fun" is the one I remember seeing. If we were seeing ads like "I got out of my trailer park because I won big" or some such nonsense, I'd have more of a problem with it.
4) I don't know about that. That's assuming a lot on someone else's behalf. What you're calling an expression of hopelessness could easily be considered an expression of hope, or fantasy by others.