ABSTRACT
This chapter considers National Lottery play within the context of leisure studies, and argues that the concept of leisure can be explored and developed through the employment of post-structuralist feminist models of subjectivity. It considers the National Lottery as one important way in which the women of this research were able to gain pleasure and leisure. The chapter adopts Wearings notion of metaphorical leisure spaces as a useful means of understanding Lottery play. Dreaming of the National Lottery jackpot helped to resolve some of the struggles and dilemmas of the women's everyday lives. In particular, these struggles and frustrations were exacerbated by a desire to care for their children in a certain way. The chapter looks at Premium Bonds. Premium Savings Bonds are part of a monthly lottery for dividends. They are operated by the UK Treasury and National Savings and Investments. The chapter further explores the various relationships between caring and pleasure.
