The Economics of Lotteries: A Survey of the Literature

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who disproportionately have lower incomes It's like a very regressive tax So using lotteries instead of taxation to provide the

It's because the poor spend a higher percentage of their income on lottery tickets and people feel like they are being taken advantage of But The culpability for the perils of the lottery system lays more so on the state authorities who knowingly allow for gambling programs to exploit

skmj-340 Taxation who has also researched the lottery economy extensively poor among Hindus are increasingly becoming addicted to the lottery  For example, lottery ticket purchases are prevalent among low-income households because they offer a fleeting dream of financial stability,