A Special edition of the Journal of Business and Public Affairs

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  1. Gambling: Research Summary and Implications for State and Local Policy
    James P. McCoy and Martin I. Milkman
    Highlights the key findings of the articles in this page and offers suggestions for state and local government decision making.
  2. Gambling and Virtue in Government
    Mary Jane Wiseman
    Establishes that virtue of state is the purpose or end of government and that government policies regarding gambling should reflect virtue
  3. Psychological Causes, Correlates and Costs of Gambling
    Laura Liljequist
    Reviews the literature of and reaches conclusion concerning the psychological causes, correlates and costs of gambling.
  4. What Every Elected Official and Administrator Should Know about Problem and Pathological Gambling
    Curtis L. Barrett
    Provides policy prescriptions for local and state government regarding the problems of pathological gambling.
  5. Social Costs of Pathological Gamblers: An Application for Marshall County, Ky.
    Mary Tripp Reed
    Provides an estimate of the total annual costs of pathological gamblers living in Marshall County, Kentucky.
  6. Lottery Funded Merit Scholarship: Some Lessons from the Florida Bright Futures Scholar
    Mary O. Borg and Harriet A. Stanahan
    Establishes the regressive nature of the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program.
  7. The Kentucky Lottery
    David H. Eaton
    Provides an understanding of the issues surrounding lottery play with a particular emphasis on the Kentucky Lottery and its impacts on Marshall County.
  8. An Inquiry into the Scope, Operation, Economics and Social Desirability of Charity Bingo
    Gilbert L. Mathis
    Reviews the general operation and regulation of charity bingo and other forms of charity gaming in Kentucky and fifteen other states.
  9. To Gamble or Not to Gamble? An Empirical Survey of the Gambling Preferences of Residents of Marshall County, Ky.
    Phil Niffenegger and Gerry Nkombo Muuka
    Uses survey research to estimate gambling habits and attitudes of Marshall County, Kentucky residents.

For more information please contact Research Associate Riza Marjadi (riza.marjadi@murraystate.edu)