Fuck, Powerball is now at $475 million. How many tickets

>>37582211

Probably just 1 set (2$) . I figure it's better odds than not buying any and not a giant waste of money. Is the drawing tonight desu?

It's a scam, you'll only get like $100 million of that after taxes

Is it allowed for a non-american to win the prize?

>>37582245
Yea but man you could put that shit in a mutual fund and just live of the profit from that

Gambling is a low-IQ activity

>>37582211
none because Alabama doesn't have a fucking lottery lol I could go to FL and buy some or GA but fuck it wont win anyway

>>37582245

>Spend a few dollars for ticket.
> Potentially get 100 million
>Scam

By and large lottery is alot of bad and unfulfilling things but I don't know if I'd really consider it a scam

>>37582266
>>37582281
i'm fairly confident that was a joke friends

>>37582245
100 more million then what I have

>>37582266
who gives a fuck at 100 mil and mutual fund just roll around naked on it do what ever you want

>>37582211
if I win I will buy off /r9k/ and turn it into a trap fembot central, I'll even pay for 50 traps to start HRT and post all day here

>>37582254
prob not or you would have every POO IN THE LOO trying to play

>>37582281
>advertise a jackpot of 475 million
>that's only the value if you take the retarded 30 year annuity, actual prize is less than half of that
it's false advertising is what it is

>>37582293
not at all, no other country pulls this bullshit. You win an advertised amount of prize money and you get that money, no taxes either.

I won I would buy a few live in GF (BF) and fuck their boipussy daily I would also lock their boiclits up in a cage and abuse them

>>37582211
Idk much as I can, if I win, going to try and buy Hiro out of 4chan, then invest my money in other things so I can run this place at a loss, make sure this place gets the proper care it deserves, not the neglect Hiro has given.

When I buy these tickets for the big powerball prize, I usually buy two. Doubles my chances cheaply and I spend the night fantasizing wistfully.

I matched 3-4(?) numbers +powerball last time, however many to win ~5 bucks. So close and still so far.

Buy tickets in increments of 2. Every two tickets doubles your chance of winnign.

File: 1496334564629.png (47KB, 255x280px)

47KB, 255x280px

>>37582267
>Gambling is a low-IQ activity
He said, on 4chan.

I spent $20, for real.
it's that I hate my state (as in U.S. 50) and I'm stuck living here because my rich parents are in this state as well. unless I win the powerball I'll never get to live a real life for myself.
when I lose I always
>the anon anon_lastname corporation remains unfunded

File: article-2158531-1394E66D000005DC-391_468x345.jpg (51KB, 468x345px) Image search: [Google]

51KB, 468x345px

>>37582211
I just play scratch tickets, who else?

>>37582245
Cash option is $273 million. Even in a highly taxed state, you'd get about $130 million. Not bad.

>>37582603
i'm not wrong though

original

Lotteries are a tax on the stupid.

>>37582329
I'm pulling for you to win anon.

>>37583096

Gambling successfully is not a waste of money. You have plenty of people who make informed gambles and get hella cash. Lotteries are pointless though.

>>37582211
when the next drawing happening

>>37583096
That's great. Let's all sit home and discuss philosophy and let nobody have any fun whatsoever.

You dip.

>>37582245
>Taxing lottery winnings
That's just a meme, lottery winnings are not taxed or considered income at all.

File: images.png (14KB, 224x225px) Image search: [Google]

14KB, 224x225px

@37583344
Oh my goodness. Here's a reply, but, holy shit...

>>37582354
>retarded 30 year annuity
>not wanting to be set for life
It's people like you that win the lotto, take the cash, then are poor again immediately.

>>37583096
Gambling is a past time. As long as you don't gamble your life savings away, it is no different than going out to bars.

You can get a couple hours of entertainment with slots/poker/whatever casino scam with just a few bucks. If going to a casino is like going drinking, playing the lottery is basically buying a candy bar or bottle of pop. It's fine if you don't do it to excess.

>>37583368
But it's true, sempanini. Any money you win from lotteries/gambling are completely tax free. You don't even have to report it as income to the CRA.

>>37583595
Lottery winnings are heavily taxed.

>>37583642
Do you have any proof of that? I honestly have a hard time believing that.

File: 1489983884132.gif (912KB, 240x176px) Image search: [Google]

912KB, 240x176px

>>37583170
>Gambling successfully is not a waste of money.
>you should always buy stocks that go up

>>37583490
Instead of buying $10 scratchers and a pack of smokes everyday you should invest your money instead. Playing the lotto is the worst way to spend your money and simple statistics will show you this.

>>37583695
Oh obviously. And your time would be better spent studying instead of wasting time on a Bolivian basket weaving forum. There are probably hundreds of ways I could save money and/or invest it better.

>>37583695
Statistics don't apply on an individual level. Your probability of winning is either 100% or 0%.

>>37583695
Because there are two options, gamble every single day or completely abstain. Are you an addict, Anon? Because this sounds like 12 steps of bullshit.

>>37583660
https://taxfoundation.org/lottery-tax-rates-vary-greatly-state-0/
>lottery winnings above $5,000 are subject to a 25% federal withholding tax

>>37582329
jesus this guy here does not need to win we don't need anymore trap threads and no more fembot threads fuck

>>37583695
>invest your money instead
>with $10

Yeah okay buddy, sure.

>>37583826
>google "are lottery winnings taxed"
>literally first result
https://turbotax.intuit.ca/tips/are-my-prize-or-lottery-winnings-taxed-3743
BTFO

File: taxes.png (46KB, 886x528px) Image search: [Google]

46KB, 886x528px

>>37583826
This is an original kekkkimus maximus

>>37583344
In America they are, not in other countries.

>>37583904

Most winnings are less than $5k

>>37583955
Literally 95% of the world has untaxed lotteries.

>>37583888
That's the Canadian lottery you cocksucking retard

>>37583982
But this is a thread about the Powerball, an American lottery.

If I won the lottery in my state it's the law for my name, address, and winning to be published to anyone and everyone to see. Plus it's heavily taxed. How is this legal?

>>37583429
it's worth less than if you just take the cash and invest it, plus your family doesn't get shit if you die before the 30 years is up. There is literally no reason to take it unless you're an idiot who can't handle money

>>37584800
You're an adult and those are the rules, you agreed to them when you bought your ticket.

>>37583034
that sratch is based location. I don't have time to go to all the vendors in my state.

>>37584800
>If I won the lottery in my state it's the law for my name, address, and winning to be published to anyone and everyone to see
What state i never heard of that.

If the jackpot rollover it going to be a over 500 milllon damn.
I need to win I got to need.
Going to chalk my number on the sideway to insure victory.

>>37584800
let me guess, california?

i don't know how or why that shit's legal either

like, what's the purpose? they like seeing people get harassed for their money?

>>37586039
There no way it true just the name you can find the person.

File: 1440827312335.jpg (83KB, 500x598px) Image search: [Google]

83KB, 500x598px

I have never bought lottery tickets because it seems like a scam, but man for the past year i have been tempted so much to buy them.

somebody eventually does win. I got my numbers. maybe me, probably not, but somebody wins every time

>>37585945

Probably over $550, I remember the last giant one went from like $400 to $575

>>37586250
Buy one. and then never again.

>>37586110
it's suggested that you change your phone # and address right after it happens because you will be bombarded with people who have sob stories and want money.

it's kind of funny lottery winners get harassed but not people who have been rich their entire lives

>>37586294
I because we are all in the same boat someone win.

>>37586250
it's not a scam when the jackpot gets really high because that means it's close to being won.
it's like it's not a scam to post in a quads thread when people are rolling 88XX because the quads are coming up and you just might get checked

do you guy think it will reach billion again.

>>37586508
oh i didnt know that is how it works, maybe ill go buy some

>>37586960
Yeah, once it gets into the $500 mark, it usually increases by a 100+ million everytime there's no winner

It that time again .
12 17 21 34 55. 8

>>37582211

no way would i throw away my meager autismbux on that crap
its always some dipshit that ends up winning and spending it all in a year anyway

File: Capture+_2017-06-03-12-11-23.png (64KB, 480x782px) Image search: [Google]

64KB, 480x782px

24 year old neet with no future just need enough money so I can opt out of society.

>>37587799
You can be that dipshit anon.
JUST BELIEVE

>>37587812
dude you're not even smart enough to become a neet. anybody with an IQ over 50 would have picked 4 and 15