Buying a Lottery Ticket
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Question
Is it permissible to buy a lottery ticket [for Ashkenazi and Sephardi]?
Answer
From the perspective of gambling, there is no prohibition, but it is not advisable to buy for several reasons [the purposes to which the money goes and the loss of money and time].
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Choshen Mishpat, Siman 370, Sif 13
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