A Successful Lottery Alternative
With online casinos gambling no longer a really viable option for the majority
of the gamblers in the United States, many gamblers are turning to legal forms
of gambling – state run lotteries. Although this form of gambling is certainly
nothing new in the U.S. and many other regions, some gamblers have no other
choice if they are looking to get their gambling fix for the week considering
the current U.S. online gambling ban. There are ways around the current ban, but
some are just embracing the lottery. A couple from Minnesota hit a huge jackpot
at the state just last weekend – in fact the largest lottery win to date!
The couple, Sue and Paul Rosenau, are taking home $180 million from their
jackpot win. And besides just the win, it is an indication for some online
casinos gamblers that there are other choices out there besides just the
internet gambling site that produce lucrative results. Now granted, banking on
winning the lottery is a long-shot, but the chance is still there and many
gamblers may have to content themselves with this form of gambling until new
legislation winds its way through Congress.
As for the couple taking home the enormous jackpot, Paul expressed his extreme
surprise, “I did not believe that the ticket that I had bought at a Hy-Vee Gas
station in Faribault was the one that had beaten the 146,107,962 odds placed on
it.” And though the win is truly large even by lottery standards, the fact that
the couple chose to take a lump sum payment has reduced the winning to a mere
$88 million after taxes. Considering the couple are both 54 years old, that
decision certainly means they are set for retirement. |