They are two very different things though. Even the OP acknowledges that&#x27;s less about the outcome and more about the experience (which is the opposite for lottos).<p>Cutting right to the more meta part of the discussion, it&#x27;s just false equivalency constructed that hits both a desire to dump on sports fans and find a way to make an absurdly irresponsible habit practiced mostly by lower income people more palatable.