The History of the Lottery

The United States operates lottery systems, monopolies that do not allow commercial competition. Their profits are used to fund government programs. As of August 2004, there were forty state lotteries. As of that date, over 90% of the U.S. population lived in a lottery state. Any adult can purchase a…

The Basics of Poker

Poker is a game of chance containing elements of randomness and gambling. Players must know probability and game theory. In addition, a sound understanding of probability will help them learn poker strategy. High-skilled players tend to win more often than less-skilled players. Poker mathematics are also interesting, even to those…