lottomania

English

Etymology

From lotto +‎ -mania.

Noun

lottomania (uncountable)

1. (informal) Enthusiasm for playing the lottery.
   • 1992, Forbes, volume 149, numbers 5-9:

     The lottomania (Forbes, Mar. 6, 1989) that sent state lottery revenues to more than $20 billion last year has finally run out of steam. Revenue gains are slackening off...

   • 1994, Linda Schinke-Llano, Time: Reaching for Tomorrow:

     As lottomania has swept the nation, one result is an entirely new social stratum of millionaires...