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Current Addiction Reports
Erschienen in: Current Addiction Reports 3/2016

01.09.2016 | Gambling (J Derevensky, Section Editor)

Social and Economic Impacts of Gambling

verfasst von: Douglas M. Walker, Russell S. Sobel

Erschienen in: Current Addiction Reports | Ausgabe 3/2016

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Abstract

Purpose of Review

This paper is a review of the recent academic literature on the socioeconomic impacts of gambling. The purpose is to provide a review of the most recent contributions to the growing literature regarding the economic and social impacts of gambling, with a focus on casinos. We divide our review into two sections: economic impacts and social impacts.

Recent Findings

Better data availability across a wider set of jurisdictions has resulted in improved research quality in recent contributions to this literature.

Summary

The most recent literature in this area suggests that casinos often have at least a modestly positive economic impact on their host economies. It is more difficult to measure the social impacts, and the net social impacts of casinos remain unclear. The variety of conclusions from recent research suggests that the industry’s impacts vary with characteristics of the hosting state, country, or regional economy.
Fußnoten
1
We do not believe there is an important distinction between the “economics of the casino industry” and the “economics of gambling”; since the casino industry facilitates gambling as its key service, gambling and the casino industry are synonymous vis-à-vis their impacts on society. However, we do acknowledge that lotteries and, to a lesser degree, pari-mutuel gambling may have social and economic impacts on society.
 
2
In addition to the academic studies on employment and wages, there are a variety of consulting reports performed for various governments (e.g., state governments such as Florida and Kansas). However, these studies are generally not reviewed here as they do not undergo a formal peer review process.
 
3
For a listing of 2015 casino tax rates, see the National Conference of State Legislatures list at http://​www.​ncsl.​org/​research/​financial-services-and-commerce/​casino-tax-and-expenditures-2013.​aspx
 
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Metadaten
Titel
Social and Economic Impacts of Gambling
verfasst von
Douglas M. Walker
Russell S. Sobel
Publikationsdatum
01.09.2016
Verlag
Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in
Current Addiction Reports / Ausgabe 3/2016
Elektronische ISSN: 2196-2952
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-016-0109-8

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