I've received scratch-offs as a stocking stuffer a couple times though I never expressed interest in them. I think I won a dollar on one of them and never cashed it in.
I'll buy a lottery ticket every now and then vainly hoping I might score a quick but, though it's mostly to remind myself that shit's fucking designed specifically to part fools with their money.
But maybe the next one will be the lucky one! Can't win if ya don't play!
Also, getting back to the gift thing, I had some woman come into my store asking to buy $1000 worth of tickets, all in the $1-2 dollar range, presumably for gifts. We sold her about $370 worth until we were out, and then she looked at us like she didn't believe us when we said we were out, even though we pulled all the rolls out and counted them in front of her. Hmmm...