Oregon Lottery: Readers guide to the series on problem gambling

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Senior Political reporter Harry Esteve on the Oregon Lottery Harry Esteve, senior political reporter with The Oregonian, talks about his project on the Oregon Lottery.

Read The Oregonian's continuing series about the Oregon Lottery and how it disproportionately leans on problem gamblers to keep its revenues flowing.

Day 1:

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Agency pushes slot machines as problem gamblers pay the price

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Games, like tobacco earlier, could face liability lawsuits

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Revenues grow on the increase in video slots games

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Reader stories of state-sponsored addiction (day 1)

Day 2:

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Slot machines call to gamblers across the state

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Richard's Deli offers slots and 'microwave only' menu


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Brewpubs bow out of the video-gambling business

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Reader stories of state-sponsored addiction (day 2)

Day 3:

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Gamblers hooked on slot machines leave a trail of debt, divorce and despair

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Are you a problem gambler? (definitions and resources)

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Reader stories of state-sponsored addiction (day 3)

Day 4:

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Lawmakers, counting on the cash, resist reforms

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Lawmakers begin work on responsible-gambling plan

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Reader stories of state-sponsored addiction (day 4)

Day 5:

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The Internet takes gambling into living rooms

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Reader stories of state-sponsored addiction (day 5)

Reader stories:

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Readers share their stories of state-sponsored addiction. Tell us your stories.

Polls:

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Should Oregon phase out video lottery machines or should the Oregon Lottery go ahead with plans to replace them with new ones?

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Are there too many places to gamble in Oregon, not enough or is it fine the way it is?

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If there were a ballot measure to abolish state-owned video slot and poker machines in Oregon, how would you vote?

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If Oregon offered online gambling, such as poker, slots or blackjack, would you play?

Interactive maps:

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Where can you find Oregon Lottery's video gambling machines and how much money do each of the shops offering the machines make in sales? Add your address and find out.

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Lotteries in America. See which states offer lottery games and how much their state revenues are.

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