Research and Measurement Issues in Gambling Studies, Volume 1 Book

I picked this up the week that the Powerball jackpot reached $1.6 billion and everyone was talking about the lottery. While I only skimmed the book (its content was thoroughly well-researched, and much deeper than my interest), learning something of the history of the lottery in the United States was eye-opening. While the question of whether the lottery disproportionately affects the poor is an important one, I now see that the even more crucial question regarding the morality of lotteries is whether their aggressive promotion by the government is compatible with the government's purpose of promoting the well-being and virtue of its citizens.
If you've ever wondered about whether the lottery is a "poor tax", who plays the lottery, and why they do, this is the book for you.