The effect of legalizing sports betting on lottery sales
| dc.contributor.advisor | Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Isaac D. Swensen | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Granum, Dylan Tyler | en |
| dc.coverage.spatial | United States | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-12-24T19:59:15Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-12-24T19:59:15Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | The 2018 Supreme Court decision overturning the federal ban on sports betting has led states to legalize sports betting. Most states already permit other forms of gambling such as the lottery which is an important source of revenue for state governments. This study exploits the legalization of sports betting to analyze the effect on lottery sales. Evidence using a staggered difference-in-differences framework shows that legalizing sports betting is associated with a decrease in lottery sales. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://scholarworks.montana.edu/handle/1/19434 | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture | en |
| dc.rights.holder | Copyright 2025 by Dylan Tyler Granum | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Sports betting | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Lotteries | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Finance, Public | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Economics | en |
| dc.title | The effect of legalizing sports betting on lottery sales | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| mus.data.thumbpage | 27 | en |
| thesis.degree.committeemembers | Members, Graduate Committee: Christiana Stoddard; Wendy A. Stock | en |
| thesis.degree.department | Agricultural Economics & Economics | en |
| thesis.degree.genre | Thesis | en |
| thesis.degree.name | MS | en |
| thesis.format.extentfirstpage | 1 | en |
| thesis.format.extentlastpage | 81 | en |