Research and perspectives on gambling
Research, history and editorial perspectives on the forces shaping gambling. Our longer reads examine the evidence behind industry claims, trace developments over time and put current debates in a broader context.
Articles
Big dreams, bigger budgets
From postwar lotteries to Lotto’s 1980 launch, this instalment traces changes in products and promotion while distinguishing gambling sales from money transferred…
Selling the dream
Sweden’s early lotteries and football pools developed through public-benefit arguments and changing ownership. Part one separates that history from the later rise…
