Should Provinces Expand Gambling?
State-sponsored gambling is now widespread in both Canada and the United States. The purpose of this paper is to provide a critical analysis of gambling as a revenue-raising instrument for government. We begin by outlining key principles, and then demonstrate how a realistic appraisal of the economi...
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ftrepec:oai:RePEc:cpp:issued:v:25:y:1999:i:2:p:259-275 2024-04-14T08:11:38+00:00 Should Provinces Expand Gambling? Lennart E. Henriksson Richard G. Lipsey http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0317-0861%28199906%2925%3A2%3C259%3ASPEG%3E2.0.CO%3B2-I unknown http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0317-0861%28199906%2925%3A2%3C259%3ASPEG%3E2.0.CO%3B2-I article ftrepec 2024-03-19T10:34:35Z State-sponsored gambling is now widespread in both Canada and the United States. The purpose of this paper is to provide a critical analysis of gambling as a revenue-raising instrument for government. We begin by outlining key principles, and then demonstrate how a realistic appraisal of the economic and employment effects of expansion can be achieved. Next, we evaluate gambling as a source of revenue and jobs. A discussion of cost issues and a brief treatment of First Nations' gambling follows. Recommendations complete the paper. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) Canada |
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State-sponsored gambling is now widespread in both Canada and the United States. The purpose of this paper is to provide a critical analysis of gambling as a revenue-raising instrument for government. We begin by outlining key principles, and then demonstrate how a realistic appraisal of the economic and employment effects of expansion can be achieved. Next, we evaluate gambling as a source of revenue and jobs. A discussion of cost issues and a brief treatment of First Nations' gambling follows. Recommendations complete the paper. |
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