&gt; I can&#x27;t remember the last time I saw an ad for the lottery on TV, let alone something as ridiculous as the one from Illinois they show in the article. I wonder how much of the problem would be fixed by fixing this, rather than doing away with state lotteries altogether?<p>Here in Germany (and Europe I think) they have to be super honest about it. The ads actually do say the chances are something in the ballpark of 1 in 100 million. Smallprint of course.
I believe they still make lots of cash.<p>A few lines down OP says:<p>&gt; For example, in Ohio’s marketing plans for its SuperLotto game, it stated that advertisements should coincide with the receipt of “Government benefits, payroll and Social Security payments.”<p><i>This</i> is what freaks me out the most.