Is the UK national lottery experiencing lottery fatigue?

The Economics of Gambling

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 165-181

  Creigh Tyte, Stephen ^a   Farrell, Lisa ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 38949105156     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203986936-20     Document Type: Chapter

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