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ILS2325: Gambling

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Economic & Social Impact of Introducing Casino Gambling-A Review and Assessment of the Literature-Alan Mallach-Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (March 2010)
Economic Discussion Papers: A Microeconometric Analysis of Participation in Sports Betting Markets-Brad Humphreys, Levi Perez (February 2010)
Chapter 5: Social and Economic Effects, The Growth of Legal Gambling
Gambling Addiction & Problem Gambling- Authors: Jeanne Segal, Ph.D., Melinda Smith, M.A., and Lawrence Robinson. Last updated: October 2016
Video: MA Casino Gambling Hearing (Part 1)-( Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies) (10/29/2009)- (9:51)
Video: MA Casino Gambling Hearing (Part 2)-( Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies) (10/29/2009)- (6:19)
Video: The Dice are Loaded: a report by Walter Cronkite on government and gambling (8/9/2012)-(27:28)-
Video: John Stossel - Leave The Gamblers Alone (4/17/2014)- (14:10)--
Video: Les Bernal, Stop Predatory Gambling (Les Bernal is the National Director of Stop Predatory Gambling)-(7/15/2013) (27:58)---
Video: Slot Machines: The Big Gamble (“CBS-60 Minutes”- Lesley Stahl)-(1/9/2011) (13:08)-
How the Brain Gets Addicted to Gambling
How Casinos Enable Gambling Addicts Modern slot machines develop an unbreakable hold on many players—some of whom wind up losing their jobs, their families, and even, as in the case of Scott Stevens, their lives.
Overview of the Economic & Social Impacts of Gambling