The lottery could be a game of chance which has drained the pockets of more than its fair share of average income-earners, although the fact is, the lottery has its appeal that has people lining up at the ticket outlets.

Practically all countries all around the world have their very own versions of the lottery, though the games are practically more or less of the same thing: a set of numbered balls are randomly selected from a machine to comprise a winning combination. The lucky gambler who's fortunate or psychic enough to math all the drawn numbers win the jackpot prize.

Back when the concept of global was unheard of, countries that legalized the lottery drew the winning combinations on live television. Bets then were very limited to geographic locations too. Someone from Asia certainly could not much of a place a bet in the nation, unless he flew in there to place a bet. Even then, there is only so much that a non-citizen could win.