This is the essential book for participating in lotteries. It has details on the games, techniques people use to increase their chances of winning, history, humor, warnings, information on setting up pools, winning odds, choosing payouts, and stories, both good and bad, of lottery winners. While the lottery is a game of chance, it can be enjoyed and played more intelligently by reading and using this book. The book itself is a winner. Rick Dandes, since 1999, has been editor of LOTTOPeople, the magazine that celebrates the good fortune of people who play and win the lottery. He writes a daily blog about people who win lotteries around the world, at www.lotterymoments.com.