Study states that the number of lottery players has increased with the crisis. Although the amounts of money invested in the game are smaller, more and more people are encouraged to participate. This is because in times of crisis illusions become essential and the game generates those expectations of success that we all need in difficult times.
Of illusions you live
Who has never dreamed of what they would do if they were to win the lottery? Playing gives us the illusion of obtaining a prize that can solve our economic problems. This desire to succeed in order to get out of the well increases with the crisis, because in the face of bad news (loss of employment, increase in taxes, etc.), there is nothing better than the illusion of believing that the future can be better.
Christmas encourages play
Despite the economic crisis, the main prizes of the Christmas lottery have increased, along with the hopes of millions of Spaniards to get the big prize. Despite this, sellers did not foresee an increase in sales and the most optimistic believed that they would at most equal the sales of previous years. Surprisingly, ticket sales for the Christmas raffle have increased a lot both in administrations and on the Internet. Not only has the number of people playing the lottery at Christmas increased, but regular players have also bought more tickets than usual.
In addition to sales, impatience has also grown. Every time we buy the Christmas lottery earlier, when it was usually left to the last minute. The buyer’s profile is that of an adult between 30 and 50 years of age. Although there are fewer people over 60 who buy the lottery, they are the ones who spend the most on it, since they usually buy several tickets to distribute among the family.
Statistics or confabulations to win the lottery
Although many numbers ending in 13 are sold, no winning number has ever come out with this ending. On the other hand, numbers ending in 5 (he has played 32 times), 4 (27 times) and 6 (26 times) have. In addition, the communities that register the most purchases are Madrid and Catalonia, compared to Navarra, La Rioja, Ceuta and Melilla. On the other hand, Madrid has received first prize on more occasions than Barcelona
Other more superstitious players rely on more esoteric data to choose their numbers, such as numbers that reflect dates of events that occurred during the year in which the lottery is purchased: the death of Amy Winehouse or that of Michael Jackson, the Lorca earthquake Or the attacks in New York. Even the date of the wedding of the Duchess of Alba can also be a reference.
Not all games rise with the crisis
Although the lottery, especially at Christmas, has enjoyed success thanks to the crisis, other forms of gambling, such as online casinos, have stagnated. In this type of games, most of the regular players usually bet between 6 and 30 euros per month, decreasing a lot on weekdays. This highlights that online gambling is an impulsive activity, while playing the lottery has become a habit.
