You don't have to crunch the numbers to figure out that gambling is not a good way to make money. Casinos are successfully operated for profit and state lotteries generate revenue for the government; those business models work because the average person pays in more than they win out. Still, there's something about jackpots in the hundreds of millions that is harder to ignore. Whenever one rolls around, there's a good chance someone will try to make a case for playing despite the likelihood of losing money, as in … [Read more...] about Science Corner: If I Had $337.8 Million