Nationally, American's gave $71.6 billion to state lotteries, $219.54 per person, and in Massachusetts, where there is the most successful lottery in the US, the per capita spending was $737.01, also with higher per capita losses in low-income neighborhoods. And in addition to state lotteries, many states are now adding online gaming and sports betting available on smartphones or computers, which will create many new compulsive gamblers, while also making it easier for minors to use a parent’s credit card or bank info to gamble illegally, like in the UK.