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...

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...