The world series player on every table is a good point. 

Casinos work because they are *slightly* not in your favor and most people are willing to overlook that for entertainment

Okay and here’s the amazing history of the scratch ticket which I only just learned about ty public radio in the car over the weekend

“Right now, Americans spend over $100 billion, yes billion, every year on lottery tickets. Today on the show… how the mafia, Sputnik, medical equipment, and the electoral college led to American's obsession with playing the numbers.”
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/03/1242489340/get-rich-quick-the-american-lottery