Gambling : public policies and the social sciences / edited by William R. Eadington, Judy A. Cornelius.

ISBN:

9780942828375

Title:

Author:

Eadington, William R.

Publication Information:

Reno, Nev. ; [Great Britain] : Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming, University of Nevada, Reno, c1997.

Physical Description:

xxv, 694 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

General Note:

Contains articles presented at the Ninth International Conference on Gambling and Risk Taking, held in Las Vegas in June 1994.

Contents:

Preface / Acknowledgments / Understanding Gambling / The Relationship of Gaming to Entertainment / Policy Challenges in the British Gaming Industry Since the Advent of the National Lottery / Gambling in Europe: Unity in Diversity / Social Priorities in Gaming Policy: Studies from Two Australian States / The Regulation and Economic Impact of Riverboat Casino Gambling in Illinois / Charity Gaming in Western Canada / Casinos in Margarita Island, Venezuela: The Present Situation / An Analysis of the Economic Impacts of the Lottery in Taiwan / The Last Resort Revisited: The Spread of Gambling as a "Prisoner's Dilemma" / Scale Development for Measuring Resident Attitudes towards Limited Stakes Casino Gambling: A Preliminary Report / American Indian Gaming Law / Estimating the Economic Impact of Indian Casino Gambling: A Case Study of the Fort McDowell Reservation / The Impact of Native American Gaming on Rural Areas: The Case of Wisconsin / The Rationale of State Gambling Policy: The Case of On-Reserve Casinos in Canada / The Development of Casino Industries on American Indian Reservations and South African Homelands: A Comparison / Gambling Enterprise and the Restoration of Native American Sovereignty / Casino Gaming and the Unwary Host Community - Lessons Learned / Planning Casinos that Compliment the Urban Mosaic - The New Orleans Land Based Casino: A Case Study / Predicting the Impact of Casino Gambling on Crime and Law Enforcement in Windsor, Ontario / Impacts of Limited-Stakes Casino Gambling on Resident Satisfaction with Community Life: A Preliminary Report / The Impact of Casinos in Urban Centres on Problem Gambling / Expansion of the Gaming Industry: Opportunities for Cooperative Extension / The Casino Bid Process: Some Questions Answered / Selecting an Operator in a Limited Gaming Jurisdiction: Steps Toward Evaluating and Understanding Operators' Financial Projections / Selecting a Gaming Developer: Guidelines for Municipal Governments / The Impact of Legalised Off-track Betting on Australian Country Race Clubs / Gambling with Giancomo Casanova and Lorenzo Da Ponte in Eighteenth Century Venice - The Ridotto: 1638-1774 / Art & Craft: Creative Fiction and Las Vegas / Regulating Great Britain's National Lottery / The Resource Suppression and Redistribution Effects of an Earmarked State Lottery / Do State Lotteries Enhance the Financing of Public Education? / The Economic Impacts of the California State Lottery on a Rural Area in California / State Lotteries and Public Policy: An Academic Appraisal / Under the Halo of Good Causes / To Start, Press the Flashing Button: The Legalization of Video Gambling Devices / Pushing the Limits of Legitimacy: The New York Dovetail Simulcasting Experience / Organized Crime and Casinos: An International Phenomenon / When is a Pay-off a Pay-off?

Subject Term:

Gambling -- Government policy -- Congresses.

Gambling -- Social aspects -- Congresses.

Gambling -- Economic aspects -- Congresses.

Gambling.

Added Author:

Eadington, William R.

Cornelius, Judy A.

Format:

Books

Publication Date:

1997

Publication Information:

Reno, Nev. ; [Great Britain] : Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming, University of Nevada, Reno, c1997.

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Summary

Because of the rapid spread of permitted gambling, social scientists have begun to examine a variety of associated impacts. This volume offers a selection of such analysis of modern gambling and its implications for society. By adding to the knowledge about the consequences of permitted gambling, such research should aid the future public policy process. Distributed for the Institute for the Study of Gambling.

Author Notes

William R. Eadington (1946-2013) earned his BA from Santa Clara University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from Claremont Graduate School. He was professor of economics and founding director of the Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming at the University of Nevada, Reno. One the most influential scholars in establishing the academic study of the gaming industry, he was the first holder of the Philip G. Satre Chair in Gaming Studies, established in 2004. He was inducted into the American Gaming Association's Hall of Fame in 2011 for his scholarship on the economic and social impacts of commercial gaming, and in 2012 he received the Goldman Lifetime Award for Advocacy from the National Council on Problem Gambling for his lifetime of work addressing problem gambling.

Judy Cornelius has been the Associate Director of the Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming at the University of Nevada, Reno since its formation in 1989. She has served as the Conference Coordinator of the International Conferences on Gambling and Risk-Taking since 1989; the North American Conference on the Status of Indian Gaming; and as Assistant Conference Coordinator of the Seventh International Conference on Gambling and Risk Taking. She has extensive knowledge and background in gaming research and has co-edited six books with William Eadington. Cornelius has a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Nevada, Reno and a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from UNLV.