This handbook is a definitive source of path-breaking research on the economics of gambling. It is divided into … markets prediction markets and political betting, and lotteries and gambling machines. …

Casino gambling has spread throughout the world, and continues to spread. As governments try to cope with fiscal … pressures, legalized casinos offer a possible source of additional tax revenue. But casino gambling is often controversial, as … some people have moral objections to gambling. In addition, a small percentage of the population may become pathological …