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> It clearly is against the spirit of the game

The spirit of the game is to create a tax on the poor and middle class without calling it a tax.

While true, that does not negate my point.

The state still collected their taxes, so it still feels within the spirit of the game.

Is that really your thought process? Do you not see the problem for both people and for the long-term funding of the Texas Lotto if this kind of thing were continuously possible? Can you not acknowledge that, despite the fundraising mechanism of the lotto, people expect it to operate a certain way?

> Do you not see the problem for both people and for the long-term funding of the Texas Lotto if this kind of thing were continuously possible?

I don't think it's a problem for the lotto to not exist.

As for the underlying problem, if they're worried about this being a long-term issue for the viability of their tax, then they should change the odds to make it non-viable to buy all tickets.

There's nothing against the spirit of a gambling game that is poorly setup, unless it's explicitly made illegal.

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