[CincyLady]

If you've ever walked into a store or something and they had a drop in box to win a trip, car or cash, that's sweepstaking.

Taking it one step farther as a hobby, there are newsletters out there, that print the current sweepstakes that are running.

For the small price of a stamp, an envelope, and in most cases, a 3" x 5" piece of paper or card with your details on it (name, address, phone number), you can win some really big prizes.

In fact, there are several companies out there that in the last few years, have awarded seats (with airfare and hotel) to the WPT or the WSOP ME's (Hersheys is one of them).

This here is a simplistic explination of it (why advertisers run them):

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It's a form of advertising all sponsors use to "get the consumers attention"! Anything to get you to buy that product or remember the sponsor's name.


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It is in a nutshell, just another form of gambling. If you'd like to find out more, just do a search of the internet under:

Sweepstaking Hobby

For the record, I've made some good money, and won some really great prizes sweepstaking. One person I know has won 3 cars in the last 5 years.

Now, back to the topic at hand here.

I know of no casino that takes a 100 percent rake, anywhere.

Thus, if you spend 100, cash for 100, didn't you just double your money? Why does it matter what the house takes, if you doubled your money (or made even more than double your money)?