Foreword: Racialized Taxation: Furthering Racialized Social Systems Theory [Eduardo Bonilla-Silva] Introduction: Black Dollars, White Pockets: Looting by Another Name 1. "No Taxation Without Discrimination": "The Lottery Tax," State Finance, and Racism 2. Lottery Studies and Their Discontents: A Critical Review 3. "Mad as Hell" Tax Rebels and a Changing Tax Composition: A Historical Corrective for How State Lotteries Emerged 4. Dissecting the Evolution of Lotteries and Their Racial Implications 5. Who Plays? Who Pays?: A Case Study of Illinois 6. The Hidden Mechanisms of Racism: Placing Lotteries in Broader Contexts of How Race Works in America Postscript: Going All In: Available Policy Alternatives Appendix A: Supplementary Material Appendix B: Methods.