[Discussion]

This is what they call "hearing the bell, but not knowing where it is." Reading 900 pages "in one breath" only confirms this. How can you compare winning a large sum in the lottery, which makes people go crazy with the sudden windfall and newly opened opportunities, to playing a game with a fixed bet?

The first part of the statement refers to an assessment of the mentioned social system – capitalism, which involves people in extracting profit from everything, even from personal relationships.
The lottery example broadly shows that gambling does not lead to anything good. Unless you have заранее set a goal to distribute the winnings, or you simply exchange the entry ticket in the game for experience, as Stinger showed in the example, or the game pursues charitable goals (at least 10% of the winning amount). That is, playing with the intention of winning will not bring any benefit. The angle of view is important. My point is this: in general, any game of chance is morally questionable, but under certain circumstances, it can be justified.