And the opinion on whether this game is gambling (%) or not (%) differs significantly more than in the case of casinos and sports betting. () Although the lottery is not always the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of gambling addiction, the gambling principle of the game should not be underestimated. Thus, the sales volume of the lottery business for amounted to $ million in the Kazakhstan market. () One could say that the interesting thing about the lottery is how harmless and legal it appears – a good example is the existence of the National Lottery, which is completely under state control.
Being a safe and transparent business, the lottery attracts many people viber data from different walks of life in pursuit of “easy money”, but the reliability of this business does not diminish the gambling addiction it leads to. Prospects The money turnover of the gambling business brings the state certain income in the form of tax collections - from . billion dollars, which was earned by gambling business in , the state received million dollars. () However, such statistics have not always been present in the gambling business of Kazakhstan - the volume of this market has shown significant growth during the pandemic - from .
million tenge in to million tenge in firstly, the success of the gambling business depends quite heavily on the mood of the population at a certain point in time. The more stress and depressive tendencies people experience, the more potential clients this business has. Secondly, a significant factor is the destabilization of the country's economy , and as a result, the deterioration of the material condition of the population, which entails the hope of receiving "easy money". Thus, for example, every third respondent in our study believes that players participate in lotteries in order to improve their financial situation, and every fourth holds the same opinion about sports bettors.