Do New Lottery Games Stimulate Retail Activity? Evidence from West Virginia Counties

Mark Skidmore and Mehmet Tosun

Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, 2008, vol. 38, issue 01, 11

Abstract: In this study we examine the impact of lottery sales and the introduction of new lottery games on the retail activity using panel data on all West Virginia counties over the 1987-2001 period. We find that the introduction of video lottery spurred retail activity in those counties that have been granted the authority to offer video lottery. Empirical analysis also suggests that there is a positive relationship between lottery sales and retail activity, and that generally the introduction of new lotteries or lottery games in neighboring states reduced retail activity in West Virginia border counties.

Keywords: Financial Economics; Productivity Analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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Working Paper: Do New Lottery Games Stimulate Retail Activity? Evidence from West Virginia Counties (2005)
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.132341

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