one example that come to mind is Trayvon Martin's case [1] ... since he died, he could not say that the shooter was not acting in self defense... no jail time for the shooter.
it's the same in many states in the US... for example, if you are going to shoot someone, make sure that you kill them, if you don't want to go to jail...
I agree that lottery is bad for society but the only reason that the government is doing it, I think, is because it was worst when organized crime had control over it.
But I do think that the government should reinvest all profits in education (not necessarily gambling related), gambling therapy, etc...
Send me $10 and I promise that I'll send you back $20 shortly... I might change my mind and only send you back $5 but it's definitely not a scam because I sent something back