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Overview

Lottery gambling includes lotto (e.g., Lotto MAX), number games (e.g., Keno), instant-win tickets, and scratch cards. Lottery gambling is the most common form of gambling in Canada, and is generally viewed as a socially acceptable form of gambling. In addition, lottery gambling is generally considered a relatively low-risk form of gambling, due to the fact that play is not fast and continuous.

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Recent research suggests that not all forms of lottery gambling are benign, and that high frequency of instant win ticket gambling may be associated with the development of gambling problems.

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References

Ariyabuddhiphongs, V. (2011). Lottery gambling: A review. Journal of Gambling Studies, 27(1), 15-33.

Megan M. Short, Alexander M. Penney, Dwight Mazmanian, and John Jamieson (2015). Lottery ticket and instant win ticket gambling: exploring the distinctions. Journal of Gambling Issues: Issue 30, pp. 6-21.

doi: 10.4309/jgi.2015.30.4

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