• Despite the existence of substantial literature on gambling and lottery adoption, the literature on the prediction of gambling-ballot outcomes seems to be deficient.
• Sirakaya et al. (2005) used artificial neural networks (ANN) to gain an in-depth understanding of the factors affecting both legalization and prohibition of gambling.
• The researchers studied previously conducted and published studies, interviewed experts in the gaming industry, and investigated the theoretical foundation developed with behavioral studies.
• After much deliberation, the variables potentially affecting voting behavior were consolidated and synthesized.