i usually spend 5-10 tops when i actually play. Most of the time i get scratch offs, its because of christmas or birthdays(the inlaws buy a ton of them as stocking stuffers for xmas), so personally, I'm usually coming out ahead lol
Story time, I used to work security on 3rd shift, one night i went to the local speedway gas station to fill up our patrol car. I went inside to grab a polar pop and stood behind a lady in line who no joke, dropped over 600 bucks on scratch off tickets when she got up to the register. it took her forever to call out what tickets she wanted. No idea if she won anything