Nichols, Mark W.; Tosun, Mehmet S. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
We examine the impact of legalized casino gambling, including Indian casinos, on crime. Using county-level data between … 1994 and 2009, the impact that casino legalization had on crime is examined. Our results show an increase in crime … associated with casinos in some circumstances, but not others. Crime impact results are quite sensitive to data, sample periods …