The economics of gambling and national lotteries
By: edited by Leighton Vaughan Williams, Professor of Economics and Finance and Director, Betting Research Unit Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent Univerisity, UK
Series: International library of critical writings in economics -- 263; International library of critical writings in economics -- 263.
Publisher: Edward Elgar; Edward Elgar Publishing; Brand: Edward Elgar Pub
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 574
ISBN-13: 9781843763444
Subjects: Gambling; Economic aspects; Lotteries
Description: "In recent years there has been a substantial global increase in interest in the study of gambling. To some extent this has mirrored seismic changes in the way that betting and gaming markets worldwide are taxed and regulated. This has heightened interest in a wide range of issues related to this sector including its regulation, public policy and commercial strategy as well as the ideal structure of gambling taxes and devising optimal responses to environmental changes, such as the growth of online gambling. This volume, by bringing together the work of leading scholars, will cover the spectrum of such perspectives, as well as examining the efficiency of betting markets, to provide an assessment of developments and current understanding in the study of the economics of gambling. This timely collection will be an immensely valuable resource for academics, policy-makers, those commercially involved in the betting and gaming sectors as well as the interested layman"--Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.