The Geography, Economics, and Politics of Lottery Adoption

Determinants of the probability and timing of commercial casino legalization in the United States

“…Many of these studies are compared in the review byCoughlin et al (2006). More comprehensive studies of lotteries includeClotfelter and Cook (1991),Borg et al (1991), andvon Herrmann (2002).10 We do not give a detailed discussion of the differences between the variables used in the two studies, since our interest is more in their empirical frameworks.…”

Education's Gambling Problem: Earmarked Lottery Revenues and Charitable Donations to Education

“…However, factors that are unrelated to education financing (e.g., withinstate religiosity, the adoption of a lottery in a neighboring state) have been shown to be more important predictors of lottery adoption than fiscal crises (Coughlin, Garrett, and Hernández-Murillo 2006), particularly in lotteries introduced after the 1970s (Alm, McKee, and Skidmore 1993). "Edulot ist " is an indicator variable equal to one if observation i is in a state (s) that, at that point in time (t), sponsors an education-funding lottery.…”

“…This would violate the assumption of parallel pre-treatment trends across treatment and control states. However, factors that are unrelated to education financing (e.g., withinstate religiosity, the adoption of a lottery in a neighboring state) have been shown to be more important predictors of lottery adoption than fiscal crises (Coughlin, Garrett, and Hernández-Murillo 2006), particularly in lotteries introduced after the 1970s (Alm, McKee, and Skidmore 1993). In online appendix Table A1, I report results suggesting that donations are not different in treatment states just prior to the 9.…”

The ‘Who and Why’ of Lottery: Empirical Highlights From the Seminal Economic Literature

“…Coughlin et al . () recently surveyed the adoption of lotteries by US states. In the US, lotteries were common mechanisms for raising money to fund public activities from the colonial era until the mid 1800s, but corruption and public distrust lead to a national ban on lotteries in the 19th century.…”

“…Since lotteries represent an important and growing source of revenues, the decision to create a lottery, the size and uses of government lottery revenues, and the incidence of these revenues represent important elements of the literature on the economics of lotteries. Coughlin et al (2006) recently surveyed the adoption of lotteries by US states. In the US, lotteries were common mechanisms for raising money to fund public activities from the colonial era until the mid 1800s, but corruption and public distrust lead to a national ban on lotteries in the 19th century.…”