The first ever recorded sale of lottery tickets did not occur until the 15th century in Low Countries. They held public lotteries in various towns although some records indicate that these may have been done way earlier. The Netherlands view lottery as a more painless way for taxation. To date, the Dutch Staatsloterij is undeniably the oldest known running lottery in the world. So why are you after the lottery results yourself? Are you in it for wealth, or for the pure thrill of it? Regardless, as the times are getting financially harder, more people indeed will continue to be drawn to the prized lottery results.