Lottery played in USA

I used to play the lottery a lot when I am in New York City (2009) with the earning from my part-time job. I usually bought a $5 ticket. Most of the time I got a reasonable profit but lately, I decided to quit playing gambling since if I addicted to it, it will be a disaster for me soon. Because I have seen so many people who lost their hard earnings when they addicted to gambling! It took me a couple of weeks to quit the gambling since it is too tempting 😛 I miss those days though 😊 I hope I will not get back to the gambling again 😀