This revealing academic study, by sociology professor David Nibert, is highly critical of state lotteries in the United States. Hitting the Lottery Jackpot: State Governments and the Taxing of Dreams describes how proceeds believed to go to charity often benefits TV stations, ticket vendors and advertising agencies. The author discusses how the lower and middle-income people who would be better off spending it on political action and solidarity throw money away on this get-rich-quick scheme. | Hitting the Lottery Jackpot by David Nibert, Paperback | Indigo Chapters