The Economics of Gambling

With the liberalisation of gambling laws across many countries of the world, there is an increasing need for a study into gambling's most important factor - its economics. This collection of original contributions drawn from such leading experts as Joseph Golec, Stephen Creigh-Tyte and Donald Siegel covers such interesting themes as: betting at racecourses over-under betting in National League football games national lotteries and lottery fatigue demand for gambling economic impact of Indian casino gambling This timely and comprehensive book covers all the bases of the economics of gambling and is a valuable and important contribution to the ongoing and growing debates.The Economics of Gamblingwill be of use to academics and advanced students of applied, industrial and mathematical economics as well as of being vital reading for those involved in the gambling industry.