secondhand smoking, smoking bans in casinos remain controversial due to concerns over the potential economic harm to casino firms … abnormal returns of casino stocks. Stocks of traditional casinos suffered abnormal losses of 0.58–3%, while the Las Vegas … themed casinos enjoyed positive abnormal returns of up to 3%. Furthermore, the authors find that low air quality in gaming …

Second Hand Smoking (SHS), smoking bans in casinos remain controversial due to concerns over potential economic losses for … unexpected announcements of smoking bans in casinos from 2011 to 2015 in Macao. The analysis reveals that the announcements were … associated with differentiated abnormal returns of casino stocks. The stocks of the traditional casinos in Macao suffered …

This paper, based on my concluding remarks at the Colloquium on the Economic Aspects of Gambling Regulation: EU and US … industries) are liberalised, while others (like the gambling sector) are not. In both, the discussion appears to be one-sided. In … policy towards gambling and games of chance …

find that state policy changes allowing tribes to open casinos are associated with an increase in the probability that … comes from American Indian casino openings across states over time and suggestive evidence shows stronger impacts if casinos …

Preface -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Gambling and Society: A Theoretical Revisiting of the Issue -- Macao and … Globalization: A Gambling Perspective -- The Return to Chinese Sovereignty: A Historical Turning Point -- Gambling Expansion and … Economic Growth -- Gambling Expansion and Social Change -- Gambling Expansion and Political Development -- National …