I myself was a beneficiary of the Florida Bright Futures scholarship, so I'm all for it. I'll buy a few quick picks at the gas station when it gets up high like this, but I'm not a regular player. I've probably lost more in coins in the sofa than I've spent on lotto tickets in my lifetime.
But it's not just for people who are bad at math. Most people loose at Casino games too. And at betting sports. People play/bet because there is entertainment value. I knew a stripper who literally bought scratch offs every fucking day. She had regulars who would buy them for her and she'd have a fucking blast scratching em off at the club. A guy would give her a dozen tickets and she'd be fucking giddy for 30 minutes. It didn't matter if she won $2 or $2000, she still enjoyed the shit out of the time she spent scratching them. It's not how I choose to spend my entertainment dollars, but who am I to judge. I'm sure plenty of people question the wisdom in the dollars I've spent on strippers, bourbon, travel, cars, various electronic gadgets, etc.