Gambling

The Powerball jackpot is nearing one billion dollars again. What are the chances that Texas will have a huge Powerball Jackpot winner?

Sadly, when it comes to vices, they can be extremely harmful. This is especially true when people are already economically challenged by higher prices. Let's face it vices like smoking, gambling, adult websites, and excessive drinking are costly, and not just for the person struggling with them.

The odds of striking it rich in the lottery are remarkably small, but apparently it really helps if you’re a math genius. Several years ago, a group of students from the famed Massachusetts Institute of Technology cracked the lottery code that enabled them to win millions of dollars — and state officials did nothing to stop it.