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Many people [have] terrible ideas about the odds. Our brains are just not wired to understand the difference between 500,000 to 1 and 50 million to 1."--Keith Whyte, executive director, National Council on Problem Gambling, president, North Carolina Family Policy Council
"We don't want to see anybody overspend their means. We have a 'play responsibly' campaign that says 'You only need one ticket to win.'"--Bobby Heith, spokesman, Texas Lottery
The Time Line
1560s"People who play regularly know whether they win regularly. If you buy a $5 ticket once a week and haven't won for three months, you're going to drop the habit."--Mark Cavanaugh, executive director, Massachusetts Lottery"Lotteries are being billed as a way to getsaving and investing. It creates compulsive gamblers."--Bill Brooks