This story is pretty dear to my heart. In the early 1990s, we would gather with our neighbors and play lottery under candlelight, as electricity was a luxury that many Armenians did not have at the time. It's basically the American bingo, where numbers and drawn and cards filled until a winning car is had.
“Half of the people are unemployed. Whenever they find money, they buy a ticket hoping that they will win something”, says a 50-year-old seller and confesses that sometimes he buys tickets too. Pensioners too buy tickets at least once a month. They usually do it on the day they get their pension.Ah, to relive those wonderful days again - and win!
In any case, lotteries are not a new phenomenon in Armenia. Experience shows that their activity is temporary. In 2001, for example, the lotteries were is great demand after which they all gradually faded away. Today, according to the sellers, instant lottery tickets are widely used.
Source: A1+
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