On this day 456 years ago, on January 11, 1569 (December 25, 1568 in the lunar calendar), the first lottery ticket was issued in England. January 11, 1569-The first lottery ticket is issued in England. Lottery tickets: Lottery tickets are printed numbers or graphics (words) that are voluntarily purchased by people and can prove that the purchaser has a written certificate of obtaining a prize according to specific rules. It is an entertaining game based on equal opportunities and fair competition. The lottery first appeared in ancient Rome two thousand years ago. In the Southern Song Dynasty, there were gambling similar to lottery tickets in China. The British Encyclopedia Britannica explains it as "distributing prizes or bonuses among a certain range of people by chance by drawing lots". The explanation of the lottery by the National Lottery Bureau of Thailand is: "The purpose of issuing lottery tickets in Thailand is to raise funds for the development of the country. It is authorized by the government, without any deception to the people, and provides people with a kind of lucky recreation opportunity." The French use their unique sense of humor to compare the lottery tickets: the government issues lottery tickets to sell opportunities and hopes to the public, and the public subscribes for lottery tickets to pay taxes with a smile. What is of practical significance is the exposition of Nobel Prize winner George Lewis Boch: lottery tickets can satisfy human beings' innate desire to get rid of moral responsibility in an equal, reasonable and legal way, that is, the winner will not have any uneasy psychological burden because he got rich overnight, and the recipients of lottery tickets will not have any moral responsibility or obligation because the two sides don't meet each other. This is the social and psychological factor that makes lottery popular. According to the statement of China's Ministry of Civil Affairs in the Administrative Measures of China Welfare Lottery, welfare lottery refers to the securities printed with numbers, graphics or words issued for the purpose of raising social welfare funds for people to purchase voluntarily, and according to specific rules, it is determined whether the buyer will get or not get bonuses. The purpose of issuing lottery tickets by the state is to raise public funds and fund the development of public undertakings such as welfare and sports. The People's Bank of China is the competent authority of lottery tickets. The issuance of lottery tickets shall be submitted to the State Council for approval after being examined and approved by the People's Bank of China, and issued by a lottery issuing institution approved by the People's Bank of China. No other department has the right to approve the issuance of lottery tickets. Anyone who prints, issues lottery tickets or issues disguised lottery tickets without approval, and issues lottery tickets in violation of the approved scale and methods, shall be investigated for economic and criminal responsibility according to law depending on the seriousness of the case. At present, the only lottery tickets that can be issued nationwide are China Sports Lottery and China Welfare Lottery. Lottery has been developing in our country for more than ten years. As lottery has become a part of ordinary people's lives, lottery has affected modern people's lives because of its own charm, and the lottery industry has gradually formed a scale. The word "lottery culture" is often mentioned, but what is lottery culture? Recently, the reporter interviewed Professor Gao Xiaokang of Chinese Department of Sun Yat-sen University on issues related to lottery culture. Professor Gao made some interpretations of "lottery culture". From the social psychology, people's intention to make profits and pursue happiness by buying lottery tickets is very ancient. In the basic norms of traditional morality of our nationalities, a person's happiness must be proportional to his investment or contribution to society. As the saying goes, good people get good rewards, and it is also hard work for a person to gain benefits and happiness. This psychological quality is generally recognized by the society. From the perspective of personal psychology, in real life, diligence may not be rewarded accordingly. Besides the real thing, people still have fantasies. People are different from animals, and people will have many developments beyond the realistic possibilities. Many things of people are beyond imagination, and so are profits. Besides being diligent, practical and gaining no pains, people also hope to get happiness through special opportunities. There are such descriptions in folk stories from all over the world. An accidental opportunity makes a legend of wealth or happiness. Lottery purchase belongs to such a psychological category, but its forms are different. People want to get happiness through special channels, and people want to get rid of a mediocre and orderly life to get a special kind of happiness, which is gambling psychology. Gambling will always exist, but its existence forms are different. At present, in China, lottery tickets are a legal way of buying lottery tickets issued by the government. Comments: A security, numbered on it, sold at face value. After the lottery, those who hold the lottery ticket with the winning number can receive the prize according to the regulations