State Lotteries in Europe: A Cross-National Comparison of How Lotteries Are Controlled, Operated and Benefit Government, Private Industry and Civil Society

Gidluck, Lynn

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-90620-1_8

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“…Overall, monopolistic regimes are more common in lottery-type gambling, whereas licensed offer is more common with casino and betting type gambling (Nikkinen, 2014). Licensing has also become increasingly popular in online gambling provision (e.g., Gidluck, 2018;Sulkunen et al, 2019).…”

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Does the System Matter? Surplus Directed to Society in Monopolistic and License-Based Gambling Provision.

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Mandolesi

Rolando³

et al. 2022

JGI

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The comparative advantages of license-based and monopolistic gambling regimes have been discussed in previous literature from the perspective of their capacity to prevent harms, but less is known about the ability of different regimes to produce public revenue. Gambling is nevertheless an important source of revenue for public service provision. The current paper compares figures from the financial statements of two monopolistic gambling providers in Finland (Veikkaus) and Norway (Norsk Tipping), to four license-based companies operating in the Italian market (Snaitech, Sisal, Gamenet and HBG gaming) to analyze how much surplus they contribute to their host societies and what kind of factors these amounts depend on. The results show that overall, the Nordic monopolistic operations appear more effective in terms of producing gambling surplus to society than the Italian license-based companies. This difference is analyzed in terms of game product portfolios, operating costs, and levels of normal profit. The role of operating costs appears to be the most important factor explaining the lower surplus generated by Italian companies. However, the bulk of these operating costs are directed to the redistribution network which creates employment. If these employment effects are considered, both licensing and monopolistic regimes appear similarly effective. We conclude by problematizing the use of financial effectiveness as a measure for good gambling policy. High surplus collected for societies is also related to high overall gambling volumes that go against public health objectives of reducing harms.

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Does the System Matter? Surplus Directed to Society in Monopolistic and License-Based Gambling Provision.

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Mandolesi

Rolando³

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“…Many companies carry these games as part of their charity image but also due to their popularity and profitability (Clotfelter & Cook, 1990;. National betting and lottery companies are often state monopolies or operated by private companies on an exclusive license (Gidluck, 2018).…”

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Commercial Gambling and the Surplus for Society

Sulkunen

Berret

Marionneau

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Background: Gambling is an important source of public revenue in many countries. Little is known about how this revenue is generated, and how it depends on product portfolios, operating costs, turnover, and the institutional contexts of the industry. Methods: A comparative analysis of income statements from 30 European gambling companies is reported. Scatter diagrams are used to describe how the surplus depends on volume, operating costs, monopoly status, and the game portfolio measured by aggregate return-to-players (RTP). Company profiles are used to interpret the results. Hypotheses: Commercialization increases aggregate return to players. This is likely to lower the surplus. Low operating costs of automated and fast games compensate for this loss. Commercial companies produce less surplus than monopolies. Results: The surplus is a linear function of the total revenue. Excluding three big companies, total volume is positively associated with the average return percentages but not proportionately with operating costs. The difference between monopolistic and market-based companies does not appear to be significant. Detailed descriptive analysis shows that the European gambling market may be facing a situation of supply saturation where further growth of gambling proceeds for good causes can no longer be accomplished.

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Study of the relationship between increasing average unit price of BIG as the sports lottery and household consumption

Nagata,

Matsuo

2024

Cogent Social Sciences

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State Lotteries in Europe: A Cross-National Comparison of How Lotteries Are Controlled, Operated and Benefit Government, Private Industry and Civil Society

Cited by 3 publications

References 13 publications

Does the System Matter? Surplus Directed to Society in Monopolistic and License-Based Gambling Provision.

Does the System Matter? Surplus Directed to Society in Monopolistic and License-Based Gambling Provision.

Commercial Gambling and the Surplus for Society

Study of the relationship between increasing average unit price of BIG as the sports lottery and household consumption

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