It is better to buy the Lottery Ticket than steal it.
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That said, I have never bought one.
That is not to say I do not enjoy occasional gambling such as a card game (back before Covid, when some friends would come over for a Sunday supper, then the men would play cards and the women would play Mah Jongg.
The amount gambled would be part of my entertainment budget, not money taken from bills or tzedakah or planned savings.