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GAMBLING ON CASINO GAMBLING: EVALUATING LEGALIZED GAMBLING AS A TOOL FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - A CASE STUDY OF DEARBORN COUNTY, INDIANA

SANDFOSS, CHRIS
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1092929691

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2004, MCP, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning : Community Planning.
Casino gambling has risen in popularity in the United States over the past three decades. In 1978, only one state, Nevada, permitted casino gambling. By 2003, the number of states in which casino gambling was legal had risen to 30. In 1970, gross revenue from casino gambling totaled $540 million. In 2003, casinos won more than $26 billion from all customers. Public opinion remains divided on the issue of casino gambling. It has become a tool of economic development employed by many communities. Casinos attract visitors who often spend money within a community and generate additional tax revenue for government. Despite providing economic benefits, casino gambling may also cause social externalities such as increased crime, bankruptcy and problem gambling. In 1996 a riverboat casino facility opened in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Tax revenue from the casino is shared among the city of Lawrenceburg, where the casino is docked, Dearborn County and the state. This revenue is a boost to Dearborn County, a small community that relies heavily on residential taxes. This paper will evaluate the decision to permit riverboat gambling in Dearborn County by comparing the benefits and the costs. Do the economic benefits generated by casinos outweigh the economic and social costs related to gambling?
Chris Auffrey (Advisor)
109 p.
Legalized Casino Gambling/Gaming; Pathological/Problem Gambling; Economic Development; Social Costs; Public Interest

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  • SANDFOSS, C. (2004). GAMBLING ON CASINO GAMBLING: EVALUATING LEGALIZED GAMBLING AS A TOOL FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - A CASE STUDY OF DEARBORN COUNTY, INDIANA [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1092929691

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • SANDFOSS, CHRIS. GAMBLING ON CASINO GAMBLING: EVALUATING LEGALIZED GAMBLING AS A TOOL FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - A CASE STUDY OF DEARBORN COUNTY, INDIANA. 2004. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1092929691.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • SANDFOSS, CHRIS. "GAMBLING ON CASINO GAMBLING: EVALUATING LEGALIZED GAMBLING AS A TOOL FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - A CASE STUDY OF DEARBORN COUNTY, INDIANA." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1092929691

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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