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- DECLARATION
- CERTIFICATE
- ABSTRACT
- KEYWORDS
- PREFACE
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF TABLES
- LIST OF FIGURES/GRAPHS
- LIST OF APPENDICES
- 1. DESIGN OF THE STUDY
- Introduction
- Review of literature
- Significance of the Study
- Objectives of the Study
- Hypotheses
- Nature of the Study
- Scope of the Study
- Methodology
- Limitations
- Scheme of Study
- 2. GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES: A THEORETICAL FRAME
- Introduction
- Theories of Gambling
- The Psychology of decision making
- The Expected Utility Theory
- The Ellsberg Paradox
- Risk Preference
- Application in State Lotteries – A Case
- Games against Nature and the Role of Information in Decision Making under Uncertainty
- Games against nature: the case of complete ignorance
- The principle of insufficient reason
- The maxi min criterion
- The mini max regret criterion
- Game Theory and the Economics of Cooperation
- The Prisoner’s Dilemma
- 3. THE KERALA STATE LOTTERY: AN OVERVIEW
- Introduction
- Historic Evolution of Lotteries
- Lotteries in India
- Kerala State – A Prelude
- Lottery in Kerala
- Growth of Kerala State Lottery
- Method of Operation of Kerala State Lottery
- Printing and Distribution of Tickets
- Agency of Kerala State Lottery
- Procedure of draw
- Distribution of Prizes
- Organizational setup of Kerala State Lottery
- Performance of Kerala State Lottery
- Revenue from Lottery
- Unclaimed Prizes
- Income Tax
- Recent Trends
- 4. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF KERALA STATE LOTTERY
- Introduction
- Revenue Side
- Expenditure Side
- Ratio Analysis
- 5. MOTIVES AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS KERALA STATE LOTTERY
- Introduction
- Earlier knowledge of Kerala State Lottery
- Experience in Buying Tickets