There&#x27;s also the fact that expected payout is not the only value a lottery ticket offers. There&#x27;s the entertainment value as well.<p>If you think about it, entertainment is the biggest factor involved in the decision about whether to partake in gambling or not. I do not generally enjoy any sort of gambling, that&#x27;s why I don&#x27;t do it. But I will happily pony up a few bucks to play Keno with a cute girl at the bar.<p>If gambling wasn&#x27;t fun, nobody would do it.