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In the United States, lotteries are regulated by state governments. Typically, the state legislature passes laws governing the lottery and establishes a separate state agency to administer it. This agency is responsible for selecting and licensing retailers, training employees of retail stores to operate lottery terminals, selling tickets and redeeming winning tickets, promoting the lottery through advertising campaigns, and ensuring that both players and retailers comply with state law. Additionally, the agency is responsible for distributing prizes, auditing retailer transactions, and evaluating the performance of lottery games and promotions.<\/p>\n
A state may also adopt a private, for-profit, centralized lottery operator, or it may choose to run a non-centralized, decentralized system where it is each individual retailer’s responsibility to sell lottery tickets. The latter approach is often more profitable for the retailers, but it is not without its challenges. The decentralized model can lead to a lack of accountability and an inability to maintain consistent sales and promotion. In addition, it can be difficult to track sales and promotions and monitor the level of fraud.<\/p>\n
Despite these problems, the decentralized lottery remains a popular choice for many states. In fact, the lottery is one of the few forms of gambling that has achieved widespread acceptance among state legislatures and voters. In fact, the first modern state lottery was established in New Hampshire in 1964. Other states soon followed, and the popularity of state lotteries has continued to grow.<\/p>\n
Most state lotteries begin with a relatively modest number of simple games and rely on constant pressure for additional revenue to progressively expand their offerings. This is a classic example of the tendency for public policy to be made piecemeal and incrementally, with the resulting policies often taking on a life of their own, independent of the needs and desires of any particular group of citizens.<\/p>\n
As the growth of lottery revenues accelerated in the 1970s, some states began to experiment with innovations that expanded the appeal of the games. These changes, such as the introduction of instant games and scratch-off tickets, increased the likelihood that a player would receive a prize. Moreover, these new games were generally less expensive to produce and distribute than traditional lottery games, and they were advertised extensively through television, radio, and newspaper advertisements. In addition to these new games, many states began a program of regular jackpot drawings in order to keep ticket sales up. As a result, the percentage of winnings that went to the winner quickly increased.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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