Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: O D Gulley
Author-Name-First: O D
Author-Name-Last: Gulley
Author-Name: R Simmons
Author-Name-First: R
Author-Name-Last: Simmons
Author-Name: D Forrest
Author-Name-First: D
Author-Name-Last: Forrest
Title: The relationship between betting and lottery play: a high frequency time-series analysis
Abstract: The substitutability of different gambling products is an important concern for any jurisdiction contemplating deregulation of its gambling sector. We apply a novel daily time-series data set of daily turnover from one of Britain's leading bookmakers to analyse potential substitution between lottery play and bookmaker betting. We find some evidence that bettors do substitute away from horse race, dog race and numbers betting when the effective price of lottery tickets is unusually low, i.e. when there is a rollover or Superdraw. This substitution has a highly specific pattern of timing that varies by sector. Our results further suggest that bettors rationally engage in forward-looking substitution within their betting portfolios.
Creation-Date: 2005
File-URL: http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/media/lancaster-university/content-assets/documents/lums/economics/working-papers/Betting.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
Number: 567306
Classification-JEL: 
Keywords: betting, bookmaker, lottery, substitution
Handle: RePEc:lan:wpaper:567306