This study focuses government sourcing decisions in Nebraska, including the benefits and costs of government performance (insourcing) versus contracting with the private sector (outsourcing). The study generally concludes that government insourcing is likely to increase taxpayer costs and...

This article examines the relationship between casino gambling and bankruptcy rates in U.S. counties using a panel of UlS. county-level data from 1990-2005. We contribute to the literature in several ways, perhaps most notably by examining the possibility that the effect of a casino on...

Intro -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- 1. A Brief History of Gambling in America -- 2. Casino Expansion in the United States -- 3. Tax Revenues from Casinos -- 4. Casinos as Economic Development Tools -- 5. Social Costs -- 6. Regulating Gambling - An Introduction -- 7. Casino Regulation in...