• DOI:10.1007/S11127-009-9475-2
Corpus ID: 153403197

Determinants of the probability and timing of commercial casino legalization in the United States

@article{Calcagno2009DeterminantsOT,
  title={Determinants of the probability and timing of commercial casino legalization in the United States},
  author={Peter T. Calcagno and D. Walker and J. Jackson},
  journal={Public Choice},
  year={2009},
  volume={142},
  pages={69-90}
}

• Peter T. Calcagno, D. Walker, J. Jackson
• Published 2009
• Economics
• Public Choice

The adoption of lotteries by state governments has received significant attention in the economics literature, but the issue of casino adoption has been neglected by researchers. Casino gambling is a relatively new industry in the United States, outside Nevada and New Jersey. As of 2007, 11 states had established commercial casinos; several more states are considering legalization. We analyze the factors that determine a state’s decision to legalize commercial casinos, using data from 1985 to… Expand

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