Do U.S. gambling industries cannibalize each other?

Public Finance Review

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 308-333

  Walker, Douglas M ^a   Jackson, John D ^b  

^a School of Business   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Casino gambling; Indian casinos; Lottery; Pari mutuel gambling; Tax revenue

Indexed keywords

EID: 42149166620     PISSN: 10911421     EISSN: 15527530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1091142106292777     Document Type: Article

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