However, it cannot be denied that virtually all advanced capitalist countries operate national or local lotteries. Moreover, before Taiwan began public lotteries, illegal lotteries were already widespread (and still exist), and even the stockmarket-itself a casino given the prevalence of "hot buys" and "insider information" -attracted huge number of "players."
但是，不可否認地，資本主義先進國家幾乎都有各種國營、地方經營的公益彩券，而台灣在沒有公益彩券之前，大家樂、六合彩照樣簽得嚇嚇叫，甚至連股票也成為明牌、內線消息充斥的全民運動。