FACULTY
DATA SHEET
William N. Thompson, Professor
Department of Public Administration
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 89154-6026
(702) 895-3319, 458-1838, FAX 895-1813
email:wthompson@ccmail.nevada.edu
EDUCATION
University of Missouri-Columbia
Ph.D., 1972 (Political Science-Public Administration)
Title of Ph.D. Dissertation: Stepping Stones: An Analysis of the Political Ambitions of State Attorneys General.
Michigan
State University
B. A., 1961 (Political Science)
M. A., 1963 (Political Science)
Title of M. A. Thesis: A Comparative Analysis of Partisanship in Five State Constitutional Conventions.
GRADUATE
TEACHING AREAS AND TEACHING EXPERIENCES:
State Politics, Constitutional Law, Public Policy, Administrative Law, Public Personnel, Public Budgeting, Administrative Behavior, Comparative Administration, Public Regulation of Gaming, The Gaming Industry, International Management, Political Economy.
Professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1988-
Associate Professor, University of Nevada,
Las Vegas, 1980-1987.
Visiting Associate Professor, Troy State University- Europe, 1986-1987.
Associate Professor, Western Michigan University,
1976-1980.
Assistant Professor, Western Michigan University,
1971-1976.
Assistant Instructor, University of Missouri, 1966-9. Instructor, Southeast Missouri State, 1964-6.
PRACTITIONER
EXPERIENCE:
Elected Supervisor (Chief Administrative Officer),
Charter Township of Kalamazoo (Michigan), 1978-1980.
Research Advisor, Administrator of Pension Programs, United States Department of Labor, 1976-1977.
Research Associate, National Association of Attorneys
General, 1969-1971.
SELECTED
BOOKS AND MONOGRAPHS
Books
Over the Top: Solutions to the Sisyphus Dilemmas of Life. (Bloomington, IN: 1st Books Library, 2003), 138 pp. With Bradley L. Kenny.
Parables from (a not quite) Paradise, NV 89154: v. 1, The Nevada Public Radio Commentaries. (Bloomington, IN: 1st Books Library, 2003), 110 pp.
Heartlines and Lyrics. (Bloomington, IN: 1st Books Library, 2003), 107 pp. With Anthony Juliano.
Gambling in America: An Encyclopedia. (Santa Barbara, CA; Denver, Co; and Oxford, England: ABC-Clio, 2001),
531 pp.
International Casino Law, co-editor/co-author, (Reno:
Institute for the Study of Gambling, University of
Nevada, Reno, 1999, Third Edition), with Anthony
Cabot, Andrew Tottenham, and Carl Braunlich. 650 pp.
Legalized Gambling: A Reference Handbook--2nd Edition
Santa Barbara, CA; Denver, CO; and Oxford,England:
ABC-Clio, 1997), 295 pp.
Native American Issues: A Reference Handbook Santa Barbara, CA, Denver, CO; and Oxford, England: ABC-Clio, 1996), 280 pp.
Legalized Gambling: A Reference Handbook (Santa Barbara, CA, Denver, CO, and Oxford, England:
ABC-Clio, 1994), 204 pp.
International Casino Law, co-editor/co-author, (Reno:
Institute for the Study of Gambling, University of Nevada, Reno, l993, Second Edition), with Anthony Cabot and Andrew Tottenham.
Casino Customer Service = The Win-Win Game (New York
City: Gaming and Wagering Business, 1992 and 1997), with Michele Comeau.
International Casino Law, co-editor and co-author
Reno: Institute for the Study of Gambling, University of Nevada-Reno, 1991), with Anthony Cabot and Andrew Tottenham.
The Last Resort: Success and Failure in Campaigns for Casinos (Reno: University of Nevada Press, 1990), with John Dombrink.
State Attorneys General and The Environment (Kalamazoo,
MI: New Issues Press, Western Michigan University, 1974 and 1975), with Bradley F. Smith.
Monographs
and Research Reports (By Date)
Not
Exactly "A Fair Share": Revenue Sharing and Native
American Casinos in Wisconsin. February 2002. Mequon, WI: Wisconsin Policy Research Institute. 22 pp. With Robert Schmidt.
Alabama Games:
Don't Leave It to Chance. January 15, 1998.
A Working Paper Presented to the Alabama Economic Outlook Conference, Sponsored by the
Center for Business and Economic Research, the University of Alabama, Montgomery, Alabama.
The
Economic Impact on Calcasieu Parish of Limited Slot
Machines at Delta Downs. September 29, 1997.
Prepared for Delta Downs. With Michael Kurth, Paula Gant, and Morris Coats.
A
Study Concerning the Effects of Legalized Gambling on
the Citizens of the State of Connecticut. June 1997. WEFA Group; Prepared for State of Connecticut, Department of Revenue Services, Division of Special Revenue. With Henry Lesieur, ICR Survey Research Group, and staff of WEFA Group (Eddytown,Pa.).
The Economic Impact of the Arts in Chicago, June 1997.
Chicago: Better Government Association. With Ricardo Gazel.
Casinos and Crime in Wisconsin: What's the Connection. November 1996. Mequon, WI: Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, with Ricardo Gazel and Dan Rickman.
The Economics of Casino Gambling in Illinois. July 1996. Chicago: The Chicago Better Government Association, with Ricardo Gazel.
The Social Costs of Gambling in Wisconsin. July 1996. Milwaukee: Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, with Ricardo Gazel and
Dan Rickman.
The Economic Impact of Native American Gaming in Wisconsin. April 1995. Milwaukee: Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, with Ricardo Gazel and Dan Rickman.
Taxation and Casino Gambling, a monograph published by
Mirage, Inc., April 1994.
Colorado Gaming: Taxation and Economic Performance (Las Vegas: Center for Business and Economic Research, UNLV, September 18, 1993), with R. Keith Schwer and Richard Elmendorf.
Home Selection Decision and the Proposed Yucca Mountain High-Level Nuclear Waster Repository (Las Vegas: The Center for Business and Economic Research, U.N.L.V., Feb. 22, 1991), with R. Keith Schwer and Richard Hoyt.
The Gambling Report (Washington: President's Commission on Organized Crime, 1986), with John Dombrink.
Public Pension Plans: A Bibliography (Washington: Library, U.S. Department of Labor, 1977); reprinted in Pension Task Force Report on Public Task Force on Public Retirement Systems (Washington: Govt. Printing Office, 1978), with E. Van Staaveren.
The
Political Step Ladder: A Descriptive
Bibliography of Ambition Studies in Political Science
Kalamazoo, MI: New Issues Press, Western Michigan University, 1975). Presented to Midwest Conference of Political Scientists, Chicago, May, 1975.
The Office of Attorney General (Raleigh, N.C.: National Association of Attorneys General, 1971). Member of staff preparing report; authored chapters on administration of departments of justice, environmental protection, riots and civil disorder, and state structures for providing legal services.
Research in Center for Business and Economics, UNLV. Served as Associate Director of Center, 1984-1985).
1. Proposal for Study of High Level Nuclear Waste Repository.
2. Proposal to Study Administration of Henderson City Government.
3. Mint Hotel Telephone Survey.
4. Superspeed Train-Feasibility of Small Package Delivery.
5. Feasibility Study for Business Services Enterprises, Boulder City, Nevada.
6. Comprehensive Housing Affordability
Strategy, City of Las Vegas
ARTICLES:
REFEREED, IN BOOKS, AND OTHER MAJOR SOURCES INCLUDING LAW REVIEWS IN AND
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS (by Date)
"Elderly Casino Gambling Behavior: Marketing Implications" Journal of Hospitality and Leisure Marketing, v. 10 (Number 1/2), 2003, pp 87- 99. With Charles Moseley and Keith Schwer.
"How I Became a Native," a chapter in Hal Rothman, ed., The Grit Beneath the Glitter (Refereed Book). 2002.
Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, pp. 268-275.
"The Foreign Gaming Rule and the Spread of Casinos," in Hal Rothman, ed., The Grit Beneath the Glitter (Refereed Book). 2002. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, pp. 427-446.
"Political Cultures and Gambling: Two Recent Case
Studies."(Victoria, Australia and New York State). Gaming Law Review, v. 6, no. 5, 2002,
pp. 431-437.
"Indian Casinos: A Book Review," in UNLV Gaming Research and Review Journal, v. 6, no. 1, 2002, pp. 79-80.
"I'm Moving On: Reflections upon the Career of the 'Singing Ranger' Clerence Eugene 'Hank Snow'.
"Popular Culture Review. 2002, WithMichael Green.
"Political Culture and Gambling Policy: A Cross National Study," in Blaszczynski, Alex (ed). 2002. Culture and Gambling Phenomenon. Melbourne: National Association for Gambling Studies. Pp. 378-390. With Carl Lutrin and Asher Friedberg.
"Policy Making for Nevada Gaming," Chapter 8 in Nevada in the New Millenium, Eric Herzik, Dennnis Soden, and Royse Smith, eds. 2001. Dubuque: Kendall/Hunt. Pp. 143-160.
"License to Steal: A Book Review," in Nevada Historical Society Quarterly, v. 44 (Spring, 2001), pp. 92-96.
"Can Anybody Teach Gray Davis How to Behave Himself?"
History News Network
(www.historynewsnetwork.com), June
10, 2001.
"Do
You Have to be a Democrat to Like the Jefford's Switch?" History
News Network (www.historynewsnetwork.com), June 17, 2001.
"Public Policy and the Gaming Industry," a chapter in Nevada Politics in the 21st Century, eds. Eric Herzik and Dennis Soden. Dubuque, IA: Kendall-Hunt, 2001.
"Gambling in Israel and the Jericho Casino: Moralistic
Political Culture Bends Toward Pragmaticism,"
Gaming Law Review, Volume 3,
Number 1, 2001, pp. 25- 32. (With Asher Friedberg and Carl Lutrin).
"It's Not a Cookie Cutter Thing: Not all the Casinos are the Same," Wisconsin Interest, Spring 2001, v. 10, no. 1, pp. 7-13.
"The
Sources of Revenues for Wisconsin Native American Casinos: Implications for
Casino Gaming as a Regional Economic
Development Tool," Review of Regional Studies, Winter 2000, v. 30, no. 3.
Ricardo Gazel and Dan Rickman. Pp.
259-274.
"Casino
Gambling and Crime: A Panel Study of Wisconsin Counties," Managerial and Decision
Economics. 2001, v.
22. With Ricardo Gazel and Dan Rickman. Pp. 65-75.
"A Conservative White Man Supports Reparations for
African Americans," TomPaine.com(monsense) A Journal of Opinion, October 23, 2000. (WWW.historians@tompaine, or www.tompaine.com)
"Insinuations
of Bigotry: Is the GOP the Party of Intolerance,"
TomPaine.com(monsense) A Journal of
Opinion, August 14, 2000.
"Gambling and Politics
Don't Mix: The Story of DC's Casino--The District of Columbia Needs (an)other Casino," TomPaine.com(mon sense) A Journal of Opinion, July 26, 2000.
"Rating The Presidents is Bunk: A Dissenting Opinion," TomPaine.com(mon sense) A Journal of Opinion, (www.TomPaine.com/History Department, Richard Shenkman, editor), January 26, 2000, 2 p.
"Bad Bet: The Inside Story of the Glamour, Glitz, and Danger of America's Gambling Industry, by Timothy O'Brien: A Book Review," Nevada Historical Quarterly, v. 42, no. 1, Spring 1999, pp. 75-79.
"Social
Costs of Gambling: A Comparative Study of Nutmeg and Cheese State Gamblers," Gaming
Research and Review Journal,
v. 5, no. 1, 1999, pp. 1-16.
"Being
Number One Means Never Having to Say You're Sorry:
The Gracelessness We Showed in Handing Over the
Panama Canal," TomPaine.com(mon sense) A Journal of Opinion,
(www.TomPaine.com/History Department, Richard Shenkman, editor), December 20,
1999, 4 p.
"Racinos and the Public Interest," Gaming Law Review,
v. 3, Number 5/6, 1999, pp. 283-286.
"On
Moratoriums and Such Matters," Gaming Law Review, v. 3, Number 4, 1999, pp. 231-232.
"Richard
Nixon's Four Mouth, A Republican Offers His Perspective," TomPaine.com(mon
sense) A Journal of Opinion, (www.TomPaine.com/History
Department,Richard Shenkman, editor), October 18, 1999, 5 p.
"Har-Har Harding? Coming to the 28th President's Defense," TomPaine.com(mon sense) A Journal of Opinion, September 15, 1999 (www.TomPaine.com/
History
Department, Richard Shenkman, editor), 5 p.
“Tom T. Hall and
Critical Junctions in Country Music,"
Popular Culture Review, v. 10, no. 2, August 1999,
pp. 139-147.
"History,
Development, and Legislation of Native American Casino Gaming," Chapter 3,
pp. 41-61 in Cathy H. C. Hsu,
ed., Legalized Casino Gaming in the United States: The Economic and Social
Impact, New York: Haworth, 1999.
"Casinos
in Las Vegas: Where Impacts are not the Issue," Chapter 5, pp. 93-111, in Hsu, Legalized Casino
Gaming in the United States..., New York: Haworth,
1999.
"Consensus Time Should Be Coming," Gaming Law Review, v. 3, no. 2-3, April 1999, pp. 101-103.
"The
South Carolina Battlefield," Gaming Law Review, v. 3,
no. 1, February 1999, pp. 5-8.
"Steve
Wynn: I Got the Message." a chapter in Maverick
Spirit: Profiles of Nevada Leaders, Richard Davis, ed. Reno: University of Nevada Press, 1998, pp. 194- 210.
"The Las Vegas Century Ends: Soaring on the Wings of Icarus?" Gaming Law Review, v. 2 no. 6, December 1998, pp. 627-641.
"Not Exactly the Best Gaming Venue: The Nevada Grocery
Store Casino." Gaming Law Review, v. 2, no. 5,
October 1998, pp. 459-461.
"Gambling: The Good, the Bad, The Responsible."
Gaming Law Review, v. 2, no. 4, August 1998, pp.341-
343.
"Federal Involvement in Gambling: Yes and NO!" Gaming Law Review, v. 2, no. 3, June 1998, pp. 223-224.
"Who
Really Opposes National Regulation? I DO!" Gaming Law
Review, v. 2, no. 2, April 1998, pp. 125-126.
"The
Economics of Casino Gambling," chap.13, pp. 305- 320 in Casino Management: Past,Present,
and Future, eds.
Kathryn Hashimoto, Sheryl Fried-Kline, and George Fenich. Dubuque, IA: Kendall-Hunt,
1998.
"Casinos de Juegos del Mundo: A Survey of World Gaming," The Annals of the American Academy of Political Science, in Special Issue on Gambling,
v.556, March 1998, pp. 11-20.
James Frey, editor.
"Hey,
Feds: Don't Botch the Workfare Miracle," Gaming Law Review, v. 2, no.1, Jan/Feb
1998, pp. 5-7. With Robert Schmidt.
"Indian Gaming Promotes Native
American Sovereignty," in
Native American Rights, B.Leone, et.al., eds., San Diego:
Greenhaven Press, 1998, pp. 88-92. With
Diana Dever.
"Economic
Issues and Native American Gaming," Wisconsin Interest,
Falll-Winter, 1998, v. 7 no. 2, pp. 5-12.
"The
Future Direction of Gambling in the World," Chapter 13, pp. 259-275, in The
Sociology of Gambling,
Ichiro Tanioka and Shoichi Nakamura, eds. Kyoto,
Japan: Sekai Shiso Sha Publishers, 1997.
"The
Michigan Question: A Legal Quandry," Gaming Law Review,
v. 1, no. 4, Winter 1997, pp. 501-510.
With R. F. Wacker.
"Renewing Wisconsin's Native American Casino Compacts,
Rationally: A Suggested Plan," Wisconsin Interest, v. 6, number 1, Spring/Summer 1997, pp. 27-33.
"Gaming Issues for Nevada Policymaking," Chapter 8 in
Towards 2000: Public Policy in Nevada, ed. D. Soden
and Eric Herzik (Dubuque, IA: Kendall-Hunt, 1997, pp. 111-120.
"Gambling Enterprise and the Restoration of Native American Sovereignty," in Gambling: Public Policies and the Social Sciences, ed. William R. Eadington and Judy Cornelius, Center for the Study of Gambling, University of Nevada, Reno, 1997. With Diana Dever, pp. 295-315.
"The Last Resort Revisited:The Spread of Gambling as a "Prisoner's Dilemma," in Gambling:Public Policies and the Social Sciences, ed. William R. Eadington and Judy Cornelius, Center for the Study of Gambling, University of Nevada, Reno, 1997. With Ricardo Gazel, pp. 183-206.
"Gambling and Public Policy," chapter two, with Tony Cabot; and "Economics of Regulating Legal Gaming," chapter four, with Ricardo Gazel and Tony Cabot; both in Anthony Cabot, Casino Gaming: Policy, Economics,
and Regulation (Las Vegas: UNLV International Gaming
Institute, 1996); pp. 17-70; pp. 85-103.
"Social and Legal Costs of Compulsive Gambling," Gaming Law Review, v. 1, no, 1, Spring 1997, pp. 81-90. With Ricardo Gazel and Dan Rickman.
"The Economic Impacts of Native American Gaming in Wisconsin," Gaming Research and Review Journal, v. 2,
no. 2, 1996, pp. 43-62. With Ricardo Gazel and
Dan Rickman.
"Casino Gambling Gaining Ground Across Nation," Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy, V. 11,
No. 2, Summer 1996, pp. 98-104. With Ricardo Gazel.
"The Family that Gambles Together: Business and Social Concerns," Journal of Travel Research, January 1996, pp. 70-75, with J. Kent Pinney and Jack Schibrowsky.
"Discovering the Gambling Industry: A Review of Three Oral Histories," Oral History Review, v. 23:1 (Summer 1996), pp. 41-46.
"Casino Management in the 90s: A review," in Journal of Gambling Studies, v.12, no. 3, Fall 1996, pp. 331-3.
"Casino and Gaming Operations: A Review," Journal of Travel Research, January 1996.
"Running Scared, The Life and Treacherous Times of Steven Wynn: A Review," in Journal of Gambling Studies, v. 12, no. 3, Fall 1996, pp. 335-9.
"The Last Resort Revisited: A Comment on Changes in America," Journal of Gambling Studies, v. 11, No. 4 (Winter 1995), pp. 373-378. With Ricardo Gazel.
"Customer Satisfaction, Dissatisfaction and Complaining Behavior in the Gaming Industry," Journal of Customer Satisfaction, Dissatisfaction and Complaining Behavior, v. 8 (Winter 1995), pp. 85-103. With J. Kent Pinney and Larry Strate.
"Gambling will Continue to Benefit the Nevada Economy,"in Gambling: Current Controversies. San Diego : Greenhaven Press, 1995), pp. 116-121.
"The Sovereign Games of North America: An Exploratory Study of First Nations' Gambling," in Gambling in Canada: The Bottomline, ed. Colin Campbell. Burnaby, B.C.:Simon Fraser University, 1994), pp. 57-87. With Diana Dever.
"The States
Bet on Legalized Gambling," The 1994 World
Book Year Book (Chicago: World Book, Inc., l994), pp. 391-401.
"Failure in the Executive Suite: The Potentialities for Disaster in the Casino Industry," in New Avenues in Risk and Crisis Management, Laurence Barton, ed., (Las Vegas: Center for the Study of Crisis Management, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1994), pp. 102-112.
"Not in My Backyard: Las Vegas Residents Protest Casinos," Journal of Gambling Studies, v.9:1, Spring, l993, pp. 47-62. With R. Keith Schwer, Richard Hoyt, and Dolores Brosnan.
"A Note on Homebuyer Attitudes Toward a Nuclear Repository," The Journal of Real Estate Research with K. Schwer and R. Hoyt. v. 7 (2), Spring 1992.
"Machismo: Manifestations of A Cultural Value in the Latin American Casino," Journal of Gambling Studies, Summer 1991, v. 7, No. 2, pp. 143-164.
"A Global Framework for Analyzing Gaming Business Units," Nevada Review of Business and Economics, Spring-Summer 1991, v. XV, pp. 2-13, with L. Daudurand and J.K. Pinney.
"The Mismarketing of Dutch Casinos," Journal of GamingStudies, Fall, 1990, v. 6, Number 3, pp. 205-221. With J. Kent Pinney.
"The Politically Acceptable Model of Casino Gaming for American Jurisdictions," chapter in Gambling in Canada: Golden Goose or Trojan Horse? (Burnaby, British Columbia: School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University, 1990), with John Dombrink.
"Custer's Next Stand: The Indian Gaming Act of 1988
and The Constitution," Ch. 4 in Indian Gaming and the Law, (Reno: University of Nevada Press, 1990). Originally paper was presented to the First North American Conference on Indian Gaming, Reno, March 1989.
"The Dutch Gamble: A Strategy for the Expansion of
Legalized Gambling in the Netherlands," Nevada Review of Business and Economics, Winter 1987-1988, pp. 34-42.
"The Report of the 1986 Commission on Organized Crime
and Its Implications for Gaming in America," Nevada Public Affairs Review, 1986, Number 2, pp. 70ff, with John Dombrink.
"Patterns of Public Response to the Legalization of
Various Forms of Gambling," Nevada Business and Economics Review, Spring, 1985.
"Campaigns for Casinos: A Stalled Movement," State Government, Summer, 1984. Reprinted in Annual Editions: State and Local Government, (Guilford, Conn: The Dushkin Publishing Group, 2nd ed., 1985).
"Fishermen of the Tittabawassee: Environmental Sociology," Environment, v. 26, No. 4, June 1984, p. 5, 43, with Bradley Smith.
"The Office of the Attorney General of Nevada in the
Nineteenth Century, Part II," Nevada Historical Society Quarterly, Spring, 1984, pp.13-39.
"The Office of the Attorney General of Nevada in the
Nineteenth Century, Part I," Nevada Historical Society Quarterly, Winter, 1983, pp. 272-97.
"MX-DEIS: The State of Nevada Responds," Nevada
Public Affairs Review, September, 1982.
"An Answer to the Public Pension Funding Problem,"
Policy Analysis, Winter, 1979.
"G.R.W.C. (Grand River Watershed Council) and the Grassroots," Journal of Environmental Systems, v. 8, 1978-79, pp. 235-52, with Bradley Smith.
"Public Pension Plans: The Need for Scrutiny and
Control, "Public Personnel Management, v.6, July-August, 1977, pp. 203-224.
"An Analysis of the Legislative Ambitions of State Constitutional Conventional Delegates," Western Political Quarterly, September, 1976, vol. 29, pp. 425-39. Article is a revision of paper presented to 1974 Annual Meeting of American Political Science Association.
"The Role of Counsel in American Colleges and Universities," American Business Law Journal, v. 14,
Winter, 1976, pp. 287-309, with F. William McCarty.
"Transmission or Resistance: Opinions of State Attorney General and the Impact of the Supreme Court," Valparaiso University Law and Review, v. 9, Fall, 1974, pp. 55-77.
“Conflicts of Interest and State Attorneys General," Washburn University Law Journal 15 (Winter 1975):15-39. This article was originally presented as a paper to the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and letters, March 22, 1974, with Lee Gough and John Wallace.
"Should We Elect or Appoint State Government Executives: Some New Data Concerning State Attorneys General," Midwest Review of Public Administration, v. 8, January, 1974, pp. 17-41.
"A Theoretical and Methodological Inquiry into Ambition Theory: Reassessment and Redirection," Political Inquiry, Fall, 1973, pp. 96-148.
"Careers of Mississippi Attorneys General," Journal of Mississippi History, v. 33, May, 1973, pp. 183-191, with John Thompson.
"The Problem of College Student Voting: Proposed Solutions," Wake Forest Law Review, v. 7, June, 1971. pp. 398-421.
"Problems of Legislative Representation: A Proposed
Solution," Wake Forest Law Review, v. 6, March, 1970, pp. 235-53. August, 1977, pp. 203-224.
"Constitutional Politics in the American States: Keys to Crises," Authority in Crisis, v. 1, May, 1969, pp. 50-65.
"Political Parties and State Constitutional
Conventions, "Business and Government Review (Univ.
of Missouri), vol. 9, no. 2, March-April 1968, pp.
58-64.
OTHER ARTICLES AND PUBLICATIONS (Alphabetical by title)
"Access to Hospital News," Freedom of Information Center Reports (School of Journalism, University of Missouri), No. 124, May, 1973, with William Leaver.
"Are We Doomed to Become Another Detroit," Up North,
(North Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce), May 1992.
"Attitudes Toward Open Meeting Laws: A Comparative Analysis of Professional Administrators and Local Politicians," Freedom of Information Center Reports,
v. 358, August, 1976.
"Battleground States 1996," Casino Executive Magazine,
April 1996.
"Canada: The Future of Casino Gaming is Now", Gaming and Wagering Business, October 15, 1988, pp. 1, 70- 71
"A Canadian Model of Casino Development," Newsletter of the National Association for Gambling Studies (Sydney, Australia), v. 7, no. 2, November 1995, pp. 12-24.
"The Case Against U.S. Attorney General's Office,"
Kalamazoo Gazette, April 9, 1974.
"The Case For Indian Casinos," Indian Gaming, May 1992.
"The Casinos of Belgium: Taxed, Regulated, Illegal," Gaming and Wagering Business, April 1988, pp. 1, 36- 37.
"The Casinos of South America," Slot-Line of the Gaming World, September-October, 1989.
"Casino Proposals Likely to Die in Colo., Ark.," Gaming and Wagering Business, November 1984.
"Central
America: Governments Impede Casino Growth,"
Gaming and Wagering Business, April 1989, p. 1.
"Combating Sexual Harassment in the Gaming Industry," Casino Journal, October l992, pp. 40-41, with
Michele Comeau.
"Common
Factors Behind Casino Failures," Gaming
and
Wagering Business, November 1987, pp. 36-41, with Virginia Bakay.
"Debate on Federal Regulation of Gaming Heats Up," Las
Vegas
Review Journal, October 9, l994.
"Defining Politics Through Student Involvement," Improving College and University Teaching, v. 20, Summer, 1972.
"Detroit Fights Back," You Bet: Canada's Gaming Report,
November l994.
"East Block Gaming: Ideology has Nothing to do with
It," Gaming and Wagering Business, January 15, 1989, p. 1, 30.
"El Machismo y su Manifestacion en la Operacion de
Casinos en America Latina," El Mexican--Gran Dario Regional, Mexiali, November 7-13, 1991.
"End of Monopolies Creates Uncertainty in W. Germany," Gaming and Wagering Business, September 15, 1988, pp. 1, 52-54.
"Environmental
Protection and Attorneys General," Great
Lakes Focus (Journal of International Joint Commission on the Great Lakes), v. 4, April, 1978, with Bradley Smith.
"European
Casinos", A 42 article series in Las Vegas
Sun, February 1988-February 1989.
"The European Style Casino," Las Vegas Sun, December 2, 1986.
"Expanding Enterprise: The Casino Industry of Europe," Las Vegas Sun, Series, September 26, 27, 28, 1987.
"The Federal Regulation of Sports Gaming," editorial, Las Vegas Review Journal, January 10, 1993.
"Forked Tongue Speaks Again: Case of New Mexico," Poker World, March 1996.
"Four Decades of Michigan Attorneys General," Michigan Heritage, v. 14, Spring, 1973, pp. 135-142.
"France: Losing Ground in Casino Race", Gaming and Wagering Business, November 15, 1988, pp. 1, 24-45.
"Freedom of Information and Disaster: Fire at MGM
Grand," Freedom of Information Center Reports, May, 1981, with Janice Marie.
"Freedom of Information and the State Attorney
General," Freedom of Information Center Reports, No. 307, July, 1973.
"The Future of Gaming in the World," Transition: The Future of Gambling in Saskatchewan, Fall 1995, Published by Canadian Mental Health Association in Saskatchewan, pp. 26-32.
"Gambling Addiction Moves into the Spotlight," Las Vegas Business Press, September 24, 2001, p. 5.
"Gambling and the Law: The Historical View," Hotel and Casino Law Letter, May, 1984.
"Good Customer Service is No Mirage," Gaming and Wagering Business, Wagering Business, v. 14, no. 9, September, 1992.
"Good News from Louisiana Too," Poker World, v. 1, no. 2,February 1996.
"The Gross Receipts Tax: A Commentary," Communique, Official Journal of the Clark County Bar Assn,
January, 2003, p. 22.
"He
was a Promising Young Man," North Carolina
Education, September, 1970.
"Holland Casinos: Looking out for New Opportunities," Gaming and Wagering Business, July 15, 1988, pp. 1, 52-54.
"Holland's other Casinos," Casino Gaming, July-August 1987, pp. 14-16.
"The High School Government Teacher," D.E.A. News
(Division of Educational Affairs, American Political Science Association), Fall, 1976, with Paul Mooradian.
"Hotel
Security in Las Vegas", Hotel and Casino Law
Letter (U.N.L.V.), March 1987, pp. 74-75.
"How You Pray and How You Play: Religion and Gambling,"
You
Bet: Canada's Gaming Report, December l994.
"If Students Could Vote," North Carolina Education, April, 1970.
"Indian Gaming Heats Up," Casino Journal, April, 1989.
"Is Las Vegas Doomed to Become Another Detroit," Las Vegas Metropolitan Economic Indicators, v. 5, Spring 1992.
"Is Your Township Considering A Superintendent Position?" Michigan Township News, v. 23, July, 1981.
"To Keep the Winning Formula," Casino Executive, v. 1
no. 8, November 1995, pp. 57-58.
"A
Las Vegas Professor Looks at Canadian Gambling," You
Bet: Canada's Gaming Report, January l994.
"The Last Resort: Campaigns for Casinos," in The Gambling Studies: Proceedings of the Sixth National Conference on Gambling and Risk Taking, William R. Eadington, ed., (Reno: University of Nevada, 1985), with John Dombrink.
"Lumea Cazinourilor," Business Tech International
(Romania), v. I, No. 3, February-March, 1992, pp. 1215.
"Make Everyone Your Eyes, Your Ears, and Your Host,"
Gaming and Wagering Business, September 15, 1991, with Michele Comeau.
"National Gaming Regulators will Best Assess the Public Good," Las Vegas Review Journal, January 10, 1993, p. 3C.
"Nevada and New Jersey Gambling: One on One," Inside Out (U.N.L.V.), February 1984.
"New Casino States for 1986," LV Magazine, June 1986, pp. 42ff.
"Ohioan Harding Deserves a Proper Eulogy,"Toledo Blade,
August 1, 1988.
"One Minute More at Rio," Casino Journal, June 1992, with Michelle Comeau.
"On the Death of the Casino Movement," Gaming Business
Magazine, February 1984, pp. 130, 79-80.
"Politics and Prison Reform," Corrections Quarterly,
v. 2, June, 1972, pp. 31-45, with Richard McAnaw.
"Public Pension Reform," Employee Benefits Journal,
v. 3, Summer 1978.
"Puerto Rico: Heavy Taxes, Regs Burden Casinos,"
Gaming and Wagering Business, September 15, 1989, p. 1,73-76.
"Reading the Readability Rules," Pension World, v. 15,
May, 1979; reprinted in Reading Horizons, Summer, 1980.
"Regional Programs: More Potential than Success,"
Water and Sewage Works, v. 124, May, 1977, with Bradley Smith.
"Reinvesting Revenues: The Tax Attack and the Circled
Wagons," Indian Gaming, June 1996.
"Reinvesting Revenues: Wisconsin Tribes--Improving
An Economy," Indian Gaming, July 1996
"Reservation Bingo Hits the Jackpot," State Government
News, June, 1984.
"Selecting the Right Casino Jurisdictions," Poker World, February 1996.
"Silent for 54 years, Spanish Casinos are Drawing
Crowds," Gaming and Wagering Business, May, 1988, pp. 1, 38.
"Social Security is a Political Problem," Las Vegas
Living, November, 1983, pp. 8-11.
"Sound
Off: Counterpoint--Stand By Your Data," Casino
Executive, November 1996, p. 63, with Ricardo Gazel.
"A
Sovereignty Check on Indian Gaming: Part I," Indian
Gaming Magazine, April 1994, with Diana Dever.
"A Sovereignty Check on Indian Gaming, the Downside:
Part II," Indian Gaming Magazine, May 1994, with Diana Dever.
"The State's Interest," Indian Gaming, September, 1992, v. 2, no. 9.
"Sunshine and Public Pension Plans," Freedom of Information Center Reports, No. 379, October, 1977.
"Take Off Your Blinders--Riverboat Gaming is Here," Gaming and Wagering Business, July 1992, with M. Comeau.
"A Taxing Dilemma," Casino Executive, July 1996, pp. 73-79. With Ricardo Gazel.
"A Very Special Collection," Inside Out (U.N.L.V.), September/October 1985.
"Viva La Difference," Inside Out (U.N.L.V.), December,
1986.
"Warning from Nevada: If You Embrace Casinos, You Must
Love
Casinos," You Bet: Canada's Gaming Report,September l994.
"What's in the Cards for Las Vegas: A Case Study Where Supply Created Demand", in Proceedings of The Convention/Expo Summit I (sponsored by Hospitality Research and Development Center, U.N.L.V.), The Mirage, Las Vegas, February 13, 1990.
"Why Nevada Should support Indian Gaming," Gaming Technologies, June 1992.
"Why the 11th Amendment Won't Stop Indian Casinos," Indian Gaming, v. 2, no. 8, August, 1988.
"Winning
Over a Hostile Customer," Gaming and Wagering
Business, October 1990.
"The
World's Best Gamblers," You Bet: Canada's Gaming
Report,
November l994.
SELECTED REPORTS, PROGRAM APPEARANCES AND PAPERS
"Beyond the Limits of Recreation: Measuring the Social Costs of Gambling in Southern Nevada," A paper presented to the 12th International Conference of Gambling and Risk Taking, Vancouver, B.C. With R. Keith Schwer and Daryl Nakamura.
"A Consideration of Political Culture and Gambling: Has Economics Trumped Moralistic Politics," A presentation and paper delivered to the 12th International Conference of Gaming and Risk Taking, Vancouver, B.C., May 30, 2003. With Carl Lutrin.
Testimony to City Council of Muskegon Michigan, and to Positively Muskegon, Inc., May 13, 2002
Testimony to the Finance Committees (House and Senate) of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, Harrisburg,
April 30, 2003.
"Beyond The Limits of Recreation: Social Costs of Gambling," a paper presented to the Western Social Science Association Annual Meetings, Las Vegas, April 10, 2003. With Keith Schwer.
"Mitigating the Social Costs of Gambling," a paper presented to the Western Social Science Association Annual Meetings, Las Vegas, April 11, 2003. With Keith Schwer.
"The Future of Tourism in Reno," a presentation on "The High Desert Forum," KUNR (Public Radio-Reno), with Guy Rocha, February 21, 2003.
"The Future of Gaming in Southern Nevada," a seminar presented to the Executive Training Group of Clark County Government, February 14, 2003.
"Beyond the Limits of Recreation: The Social Costs of Gambling in Southern Nevada," a paper presented to the Far West Popular and Far West American Culture Association, 15th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, February 1, 2003. With R. Keith Schwer and Daryl Nakamura.
"Perspectives on Riverboat Casinos: Costs and Benefits," Presentation to faculties of the School of Public Administration, University of Indiana, both Indianapolis and Bloomington, November 1, 2002.
"Concerns about Gambling in Southern Indiana," Seminar presented to the Southern Indiana Conference of the United Methodist Church, New Albany, November 2 and 4, 2000.
"Gambling in Southern Indiana: Religious and Secural Perspectives," Presentation to the Annual Meeting, Southern Indiana Conference of the United Methodist Church, Bloomington, Indiana, June 7, 2002.
"Why Las Vegas Works and Joliet Doesn't: The Economics and Social Costs of Gambling," A presentation to the Political Science Colloquium and Futures Discussion Group Series, University of Hawaii (Manoa), February 8, 2002.
"The Costs
and Benefits of Casino Gambling: How Will Casinos Fit the Aloha Spirit?"
Presentations to the Democratic and Republican Caucuses, State Legislature of
Hawaii, to the Honolulu City Council Economic Development Committee, to a
neighborhood association, to a Chamber of Commerce and Business Leaders Press
Conference, to Hawaii Public Radio, Christian Radio, and News Radio, as well as
television news outlets (all network affiliates), February 4-8, 2002.
"Sisyphean Crises in Modern Life:
Contemporary Containment of the
Classic Conundrum--'Sisyphusarbeit Sistieren!'" A paper presented to the
Far West Popular Culture
Association and Far West American Culture Association, 14th Annual Meetings,
Las Vegas, February 2, 2002. With Bradley L. Kenny.
"Political
Culture and Gambling Policy: A Cross National
Study," A paper presented to the National Association
for Gambling Studies, Conference 2001, Sydney,
Australia, November 21-24. With Carl
Lutrin and Asher Friedberg.
"Gambling Policy, Ambiguities and Non-Decision: A
Comparative Study of California, Nevada,
Britain, and Israel," A paper presented to the Annual Meeting of the
American Political Science Association, San Francisco,
August 30, 2001. With Carl Lutrin and Asher
Friedberg.
Presentation on "Gambling Trends" to Lawrenceville, New Jersey, Rotary, July 30, 2001.
"The Impacts of Prospective Casinos for Israel," a presentation to the Executive Board of the Mifal Hapayis (The National Lottery of Israel), in Tel
Aviv, July 23, 2001.
"The
Things We are Doing Right," A July 4, 2001 commentary on KNPR (Public Radio, Las
Vegas).
Discussant,
"Decline of Dogracing Revenues," The Equine Industry 2nd Academic
Conference, University of Louisville, June 29, 2001.
"Abolish
the Nevada Legislature?" A Commentary on KNPR (Las Vegas Public
Radio, June 2001.
Panelist and
Speaker, "High Stakes: Substance Abuse and Gambling," a seminar
sponsored by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia
University (with The Century Foundation; National Institute of Mental Health;
and the National Institute on Drug Abuse), New York City, June 12,2001.
"It's
Time to Pay our Own Way: Commentary on Taxation in Nevada," KNPR
(Public Radio, Las Vegas), May 14, 2001.
"Keynote
Address: Treatment Strategies and Classical Mythologies,"
presentation to the 15th Anniversary Celebration
and Reunion, Harbour Center, Compulsive Gambling
Treatment Center, Baltimore, Maryland, May
May 6, 2001.
"The
Goals, Roles and Souls of the North Las Vegas Bureaucrat," presentation to the Mid-managers of North Las Vegas, Nevada, May 2, 2001.
“The Pros and Cons of Gambling:
Nevada Style," participation as a panelist on Talk of the Nation, National
Public Radio, with Juan Williams, April 19, 2001.
(National Live Broadcast from Reno).
"Lost
in Las Vegas," appearance in documentary film for Arts and Entertainment
Network, first telecast on April
29, 2001.
"Prospects
for Vegas in a National Bear Market," presentation
to the Southern Nevada Association of Population
Projectors and Estimators, April 5, 2001.
"Public Policy and Political Culture: A Comparative Study of Gambling in California, Nevada, Great Britain, and Israel," A paper presented to the Annual Conference of the Western Political Science Association, Las Vegas, March 16-18, 2001. With Carl
Lutrin
and Asher Friedberg.
"The
Las Vegas Strip: A Wealth of Resource Materials for the Social
Studies Classroom," A presentation to the
Social Studies Teachers Association, Clark County Schools, March 9, 2001
"I'm
Movin' On: The Wanderings and the Musings of Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow, The
"Singing Ranger,"
A paper presented to the Far West Popular Culture and Far West American Culture Association Annual Meeting,
Las Vegas, February 4, 2001. (With
Michael Green). "South Dakota
Video Lottery Games: Adverse Social and
Economic Effects," Keynote Address, National Meeting, National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling, Sioux
Falls, South Dakota, October 13, 2000.
"South Carolina Machines: Good Riddance--Costs
Outweighed the Benefits," presentation to the National Meeting of the National Council on Problem Gambling, Philadelphia, October 6, 2000 (with Frank Quinn).
"Economic Impacts of Gambling: Observations," a Presentation to the First International Symposium
on the Social and Economic Impacts of Gambling,
Whistler, British Columbia, September 23, 2000.
Sponsored by the Canadian Council on Substance Abuse.)
"Horse Racing, Video Gambling, and the Public Interest,"A Presentation to the 11th International Conference on Gambling and Risk Taking, Las Vegas, June 16, 2000.
"Video Gaming in South Carolina: Coming to an End?" A Presentation to the 11th International Conference on Gambling and Risk Taking, Las Vegas, June 14, 2000. "A Tale of Two States: Political Cultures of California and Nevada Converge Around a Divisive Issue," paper
presented to Western Political Science Association
Annual
Meeting, San Jose, March 26, 2000.
"The National Gambling Impact Study Commission: Rationality from Chaos," paper presented to the Far West Popular and American Culture Association, Annual Meeting, Imperial Palace, Las Vegas, NV, February 5, 2000.
"A
Perspective for Analyzing Current issues in Gaming for Nevada: Sportsbetting, Taxation, and Neigborhood Casinos,"
Speech to the Northwest Rotary Club of Las Vegas, January 15, 2000.
"Searching for a Theory From and For
Studies of Gambling," a presentation to the
Symposium on Gambling, Betting on
the Future: Taking Gambling and the Law into the 21st Century, Benjamin N.
Cardozo School
of Law, Yeshiva University, New York City, November 15, 1999.
"The Las Vegas Economy: How it Works," presentation to
the Honors Microeconomics class of Mt. San Antonio
College,
in Las Vegas, November 8, 1999.
"Gambling:
An Economic Picture," a presentation to the Rotary Club of West Las
Vegas, Canyongate, Las Vegas, October
26, 1999.
"The Politics of South Carolina Gambling," a presentation to the First Annual Conference of
the South Carolina Gambling Study Association,
Columbia
College, Columbia, South Carolina, October 15,
1999.
"The Future of Gaming, Here, There and Everywhere,"
a
presentation to the Fremont Street Rotary Club, Las Vegas NV, July
20, 1999.
"Key
Elements in Career Success," a presentation to the Executive Development
Association, Las Vegas NV, July
15, 1999.
"Gaming
Machines, Race Tracks, and the Public Interest,"
a paper presented to the Equine Industry Academic
Conference, University of Louisville, June 24,
1999.
"The Las Vegas Gaming Scene: Entering the New Millennium," presentations to BE-TECH Conference of
Wessex Institute of Technology (Southampton, England),Las Vegas, June 9, 1999.
"Findings of The National Gambling
Impact Study Commission: Impacts on
Nevada," Speech to the American
Society of Public Administration, May 27, 1999.
"An
Economic Analysis of Machine Gambling in South Carolina,"
a Report presented to the Educational Foundation
of the South Carolina Policy Council, Columbia,
May 18, 1999. With Frank Quinn.
"Everything You Ever Needed to Know About Your Career in the Public Service, You Learned at the Clark County Spelling Bee," Keynote address, Awards Luncheon, Clark County Schools Spelling Bee, February 12, 1999.
"Las Vegas Reinvents Itself: Deja Vu, One More Time,"
A Presentation to the Far West Popular and American Culture Associations, Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, February 6, 1999.
"Progress for Gaming to Help All of Native America,"
A presentation to the Native Culture and Gaming Section, International Gaming Exposition, Las Vegas,
September 25, 1998.
"The Las Vegas Y2K Experiment: Soaring on the Wings
of Icarus," A presentation for the School of Applied
Geography, Ryerson Polytechnic University of Toronto,
Las
Vegas, September 24, 1998.
"A National Economic Picture of Gambling," Testimony
to
the National Gambling Impact Study Commission,
Hearing in Biloxi, Mississippi, September 10, 1998.
"Uncertain Futures with Proven Entertainment Formulas:
Las Vegas Approaches the Millennium," A presentation
Hyogo
Industrial Inspection Group to America, Las Vegas, September 2, 1998.
"An Analysis of the Economic Impacts of a Casino on the Economy of Brant County,
Ontario," A Presentation and Testimony to the Ontario Board of
Municipalities in Brantford, Ontario,
August 27, 1998, on Behalf of the Better Brantford Association.
"The Future of Las Vegas Gaming," A presentation to
the Southern Nevada Area Population Projection
and Estimation Committee, Las Vegas,
August 6, 1988.
"The
Economics of Native American Gaming," Testimony to the National Gambling
Impact Study Commission, Hearing
in Tempe, Arizona, July 30, 1998.
"The
Las Vegas Century Ends: Soaring on the Wings of Icarus?" A presentation to the Western Economic Association International, Annual Meeting,
Harvey's Resort, Lake Tahoe, June 30, 1998.
"The Two Sides of Gambling: Las Vegas Perspectives," a speech to the International Cartoon Editors Association, Annual Conference, Caesars Palace, Las
Vegas, June 26, 1998.
"Social
Costs of Gambling: A Comparative Study of Nutmeg and Cheese State Gamblers," a
paper presented to the Twelfth National Conference of the
National Council on Problem Gambling, Alexis Park
Resort, Las Vegas, June 18, 1998.
"Las
Vegas Gaming in a Global Perspective," a lecture to the Humanities Program, Las Vegas Senior Citizens Center, March 12, 1998.
"Slot
Machine Gambling in Nevada Grocery Stores:
Bad Public Policy," A Presentation to the Nevada Gaming Commission, Carson City, Nevada, February
26, 1998.
"Not Exactly! The Grocery Store Casino and Slot Joint as Tourist Destination Resorts," A Presentation to the Conference on the Social and Economic Impacts of Electronic Gambling, University of Alberta, Edmonton, February 20, 1998.
"Tom T. Hall: It's In the Songs I Sing," Paper presented to the Annual Meeting of the Far West and
American Popular Culture Associations, in Las Vegas,
February
7, 1998.
"Gaming in Las Vegas: IS there Life after Belagio,"
presentations
to Las Vegas Society of Engineers, December
9, 1997, and to Leadership Las Vegas, December
19, 1997.
"Charity
Casinos for Ontario: Flawed Public Policy,"
a television interview, TVOntario (Public Television), Toronto, aired December 16, 1997.
"Fiscal
Policy and the Gambling Enterprise," a paper presented to the annual meeting of the Southern Economics Association, Atlanta, November
21, 1997.
"Oregon Games: Don't Leave it to Chance," a presentation to the Faculty Seminar Program,
School of Urban Studies and Planning, Portland
State University, November 14, 1997.
"Prospects for Casino Gambling in Detroit," a lecture presented
to the Conference on Law and Morality, Wayne
State University, October 4-5, 1997, and to the Casino Gambling and Tourism Class, Michigan State University, October 2, 1997.
"Using Casinos to Help Fund Your City," a presentation
to the National Association of Independent Public
Finance Advisors, Las Vegas,
September 25, 1997.
"The Economics of Gambling and Urban Development," a
presentation tot he International Marketing Convention, Universidad Autonoma de Baja California,
Tijuana, September 24, 1997.
"The Las Vegas Gambling Experience: Lessons for Japan,"
presentations to The Japanese
National Symposium on Gambling, Kobe, September 17, 1997, and the
Economic Development Group, Osaka, September 18,
1997.
"The
Economics of Gambling: A Simple Model for Comprehensive Understandings," a paper
presented to the Western Economics Association, Annual
Meeting, Seattle, July 11, 1997. With Ricardo Gazel and Dan Rickman.
"Frontline:
P.B.S. Special on Political Power and the Gaming
Industry," with Marty Kaughn aired on June
10, 1997. Public (Television)
Broadcasting System.
Papers
delivered to International Conference on Gambling
and Risk Taking, Montreal, PQ, June 1-3, 1997:
The Economics of Casino Gambling (With R. Gazel and D. Rickman); The Social Costs of Gambling (With Henry Lesieur); The November Surprise:The
Michigan Electorate Endorses Casinos for Detroit
(With Fred Wacker).
"The
Today Show" live interview on Child Safety in Casinos with Matt
Lauer, NBC-TV, May 30, 1997.
"The Social Costs of Gambling: A Model and Some New Data," a paper presented to the Pacific Sociological Association Meeting, April 18, 1997, San Diego. With
Ricardo
Gazel.
"Market
to Market: The Riverboat Casinos," Iowa Public Television (broadcast to
57 stations on the Public Broadcasting
System), with Sid Sprecher, First aired, March
1, 1997.
"Compacts for Native American Casinos in California," Conference on Impacts of Native American Gaming,
Foundation for California, Claremont-McKenna College,
February 28, 1997.
"What Price are WE Paying? An Analysis of the Social Costs of Compulsive Gambling," a paper delivered
to the Far West Popular and American Culture
Associations, 1997 Conference, Las
Vegas, with Ricardo Gazel and
Dan Rickman, February 2, 1997.
"Going Places: Las Vegas," The second of a ten part
series on P.B.S., first aired nationally January 20, 1997.
"Newshour
with Jim Lehrer," (Ten minute segment on the proliferation of
gambling), Public Broadcasting System, December 31, 1996. With Robert Goodman and Margaret
Warner.
"Does Casino Gaming Enhance Native American Development," a paper delivered to the American
Anthropolical Association, Annual Meeting,
San Francisco, November 20, 1996. With Gary Anders.
"Advantage Windsor: Keeping the Casino Service Edge,"
a presentation to the Windsor, Ontario (Essex County
Chamber of Commerce, and St. Clair College, November 7, 1996.
"The Future of Casinos in Michigan," a presentation to
Hospitality Division classes,
Michigan State University,
November 7, 1996.
"What the Pro-Casino Vote Means for Detroit," a
presentation at Wayne State University, Detroit,
November 10, 1996.
"An Economic Analysis of a Proposal to Legalize
Casino Gambling in Ohio: Sometimes the Best Defense
is to NOT Take the Field," a report prepared for
Pierce Communications, Inc., Columbus, Ohio, October
1996.
"Casino Markets for St. Louis," a report and presentation to the Missouri Gaming Commission,
Jefferson City, September 25, 1996.
"Studying Casino Impacts," A panel presentation for the
Illinois Casino Control Board,
Chicago, September 18, 1996.
"Prospects for a Federal Study Commission on Gambling,"
a
speech to the Las Vegas Lions Club, August 12, 1996.
"A Simple Model for Understanding Casino Developments
around the World: The Bath Tub
Model," Summer Course on
Gambling, Universitad Complutense of the University
of Madrid, El Escorial, Spain, July 1996.
"Casino Options for the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Region,"
a presentation to local public officials sponsored by Pennsylvania No Dice,
Duquesene University,
Pittsburgh, June 28, 1996.
"A Las Vegas Professor's Perspectives on the Niagara Falls Casino," a presentation sponsored by the Center for Lifelong Learning, Niagara College, Niagara
Falls,
Ontario, June 25, 1996.
"The
Economic Impact of Riverboat Gambling in Illinois,"
a report prepared for the Better Government Association, Chicago, Illinois,
June 11, 1996.
With Ricardo Gazel.
"The Dynamics of Casino Gambling," a presentation to the Annual Spring Convention of the International
Council of Shopping Centers, Las
Vegas, May 7, 1996.
"Gamblers
in Illinois: Who Are They," a report prepared for the Better Government
Association, Chicago, Illinois,
April 1996. With Ricardo Gazel.
"A Suggested Path Toward a More Rational Louisiana
Gambling Policy," A Paper prepared for the Louisiana
Amusement Machine Association, with R. Keith Schwer,
April 3, l996.
"Comparative Impacts of Native American and Commercial
Casino Gambling: Taxation, Ownership, and Social Factors," A paper presented to the National Conference on Gambling, Crime, and Gaming Enforcement, Illinois State University, April 2, 1996. With R. Gazel and D. Rickman.
"But It Isn't Fair--They Don't Have to Pay Taxes: Impacts of Native American and Commercial Casino Gambling," A Paper presented to the International Gaming and Business Exposition," Las Vegas, March 26, 1996. With R. Gazel and D. Rickman.
"Perspectives on Gambling in Louisiana," a presentation to the Annual Policy Conference of the Public Affairs
Research Council of Louisiana, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, March 14, 1996.
"Casino Gambling as an Economic Development Tool: Export Activity-Import Substitution or Business Cannibalization and Perverse Income Redistribution? The Evidence from Wisconsin," A paper presented to the Western Regional Science Association, Napa, California, February 28,1996, with Ricardo Gazel and Dan Rickman.
"Presidential Biorhythms: The Devil Didn't Make Nixon Do It," A paper presented to the Far West Popular and American Culture Association, 8th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, February 4, 1996.
"The Grass Isn't Always Greener: A Criticism of the Idea of Bringing Casino Gambling to Orlando, Florida." A Report presented to the County Attorney and the Board of County Commissioners, Orange County Florida, Orlando, Florida, January 9, 1996.
"Casino Gambling Issues and Nebraska," a presentation to the Omaha Chamber of Commerce, Gaming Committee, Omaha,December 18, 1995.
"Gambling Policy Issues in Minnesota," Testimony to the Advisory Board of the Minnesota Gaming Control Board, Roseville, MN, November 14, 1995.
"Social Costs of Gaming: Searching for the Proper Perspective," Speech to Conference of the Canadian Mental Health Association, Regina, Saskatchewan, October 18, 1995.
"Economic Impacts of Casino Gambling: The Case of Wisconsin," A paper presented to the Society for Applied Sociology, San Diego, October 12, 1995, w/Richard Gazel and Dan Rickman.
"The Proper Model for Mexican Casino Gambling," Presentation to Officials of the Government of Baja California and Autonomous University of Baja California, Grand Hotel, Tijuana, October 9, 1995.
"Is there A Canadian Model of Casino Gambling?" A paper presented to the First European Conference on Gambling and Policy Issues, Cambridge University, England, August 3, 1995.
"The Gaming Industry and Future Impacts for Clark County, Nevada," A speech to the Executive Management Training Program, Clark County, at Treasure Island Casino, Las Vegas, June 28, 1995.
"The Gambling Industry and Prospects for Economic Benefits for Alabama," a presentation to the First National Bank of Alabama, Executive Seminar, Las Vegas, June 4, l995.
"Customer Satisfaction, Dissatisfaction, and Complaining Behavior in the Gaming Industry," A paper presented to the 1995 Consumer Satisfaction, Dissatisfaction and Complaining Behavior Conference, Snowbird, Utah, June 1-4, 1995.
"The Future of the Lottery in the New Competitive Gaming Markets," presentation to North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries, Region IV Training Conference, Sacramento, May 21, 1995.
"Worldwide Gaming Markets," a presentation to the Japanese Pachinko Association, Tokyo, April 13, 1995.
"Economic Impacts of Native American Gaming," a presentation to the International Exposition on Gaming, Las Vegas, March 21, 1995. With Gary Anders and Ricardo Gazel.
"Indian Reservation Casinos as Tools for Community Development: A Slide Illustrated Lecture," University Forum Lecture Series, UNLV, March 21, 1995. With Gary Anders.
"The Economic Consequences of Casino Gambling in Alabama," a presentation to Leadership Alabama, Huntsville, Alabama, March 10, 1995. With Milt McGregor.
"Play-Off for Greatness: The Tournament to Select American's Greatest President," a paper presented to the Far West Popular Culture Association, Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, February 4, 1995.
"The Future of Casino Gambling in Mississippi: A View in a World Context," A Seminar Presentation for the Social Science Research Center, Mississippi State University, Starkville, January 17, 1995.
"Gaming Policy for New Mexico," Testimony to the Legislative Council, State of New Mexico, Santa Fe, January 5,1995.
"Environmental Impacts and Native American Gambling,"
speech delivered at the Thomas Huxley College of Environmental Studies, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington, November 10, l994.
"Fiscal Diversity and the Legalization of Gambling," a
paper with Keith Schwer and Richard Ellmendorf, presented to The Federal Reserve System's Committee on Regional Analysis, 1994 Meeting, Baltimore Federal Reserve Office, November 3, l994.
"Casino Gaming Issues for Texas," speech to Forum on
Casino Gaming, sponsored by University of Houston, Clear Lake City, and Clear Lake City, Chamber of Commerce, Houston, Texas, October 6, l994.
"The Benefits and Costs of Alternative Casino Gaming
Proposals for Buffalo," presentations to Renaissance Buffalo Casino Committee and City Council Casino Committee, August 1 and ll, l994.
"The Costs and Benefits of Casino Gaming for Urban
Pittsburgh," presentation sponsored by "No Dice for Pittsburgh," First Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, Pa., July 29, l994.
"Prediction the Selection of Gaming Taxation: A Cross
-Section Model," a paper presented to the National Training Conference of the American Society of Public Administration, Kansas City, July 26, l994, with R. Keith Schwer.
"Impacts of the spread of gaming on Clark County,"
presentation to Executive Management Training Program, Clark County Government, June 24, l994.
"Issues in Native American Gaming," speech to Las Vegas
International Hotel, Restaurant, and Gaming Show, Las Vegas, June 24, l994.
"The Last Resort Revisited: The Spread of Casino
Gambling as a 'Prisoner's Dilemma'," a Paper presented to the 9th International Conference on Gambling and Risk Taking, MGM Grand Hotel, Casino and Theme Park, Las Vegas, NV, May 31, l994, with Ricardo Gazel.
"Gambling Enterprise and the Restoration of Native
American Sovereignty," a Paper presented to the 9th International Conference on Gambling and Risk Taking, MGM Grand Hotel, Casino and Theme Park, Las Vegas, NV, June 3, l994, with Diana Dever.
"Gaming in Canada: The Need for Cooperation and
Government Understanding," a Presentation to the Alberta Hotel Association, Annual Conference, Jasper National Park Lodge, Jasper, Alberta, May 17, l994.
Presentation to Polish Business Delegation, Small
Business Development Center, U.N.L.V., May 9, l994.
"Taxation Issues and Gambling Enterprise," a Presentation to the International Gaming Business Exposition, MGM Grand Hotel, Casino and Theme Park, Las Vegas, NV, April 21, l994.
"Gambling Enterprise: Interstate Competition and Economic Issues," A Presentation to the l994 AUBER/BEA Research Conference, Hotel Washington, Washington, D.C., April 15, l994.
"The Issue of Indian Sovereignty and Casino Gambling," A Presentation to the Political Science Forum, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, April 6, l994.
"Gaming Trends and the Las Vegas Economy," A speech given to the Las Vegas Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration, The Palace Station, Las Vegas, NV, March 17, l994.
Presentation to Australian State Gaming Regulators,
William Harrah College of Hotel Administration, UNLV, February 15, l994.
"Global Perspectives on Gaming Trends: A Professor's
Commentary," A Paper presented to Kenneth Lavanthal and Company's The Resort Forum, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV, January 25, l994.
"The Sovereign Games of America: An Exploratory Study of First Nations' Gambling Enterprise," with D.R. Dever, Presented to the Second Canadian Symposium on Gambling, Vancouver, October 27, 1993.
"Crossfire," a discussion of lotteries, with John Sununu and Mike Kingsley, July 7, 1993.
"Legalized Gambling, Tourism, Economic Development:
Inputs and Outputs, Stupid," Presentations made to the Louisiana Travel Promotion Association, Baton Rouge, April 13, 1993; and to the 1993 Howard, Weil, Labouisse, Fredriechs' Municipal Bond Conference, New Orleans, April 21-23, 1993; and to the 38th Annual Conference, International Council for Small Business, Las Vegas, June 22, 1993; and to the Gaming Seminar of the National Conference of Mayors, Reno, September 10, 1993.
"If You Embrace Gambling, You Better Love Gambling,"
a paper presented to the Winter Meeting of the
International Downtown Association, New Orleans,
February 13, l993.
"Legalized Gambling and the Public Interest," papers and presentations given to the Midwestern Governors Conference, October 19, 1992; The Native American Institute, Michigan State University, East Lansing, October 29, 1992; and the Michigan Conference of Political Scientists, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, October 29, 1992.
"Winning Customer Service," The World Gaming Congress and Expo, Las Vegas, September 23, 1992.
"Let's Make Las Vegas the Service Capital Too." A presentation to the Leaders in Quality Conference, Quality and Productivity Institute, Las Vegas, September 17, 1992.
"The Kalamazoo Tornado and the M.G.M. Fire: The Up Close and Distant Observations of a Critical Observer."A presentation for New Avenues in Risk and Crisis Management, a conference of the UNLV Center for Crisis Management, Las Vegas, August 5, 1992.
“Zhengzhou Snapshots: Views of Contemporary Life in China's Yellow River Basin," UNLV Faculty Forum Lecture, April 30, 1992.
"Gambling as a Growth Industry in Tourism: A Nevada
Perspective." A presentation to the American Travel Writers' Editors Council, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, March 14, 1992.
"The Future of Nevada Gaming," testimony to Nevada
Legislative Commission, Subcommittee on Gaming Policy, Las Vegas, December 6, 1991.
"Nevada in the New Competitive Gaming Market,"
presentation to the Governor's Conference on Tourism, South Lake Tahoe, December 9, 1991.
"An Appropriate State Response to the Onslaught of
Indian Reservation Casinos: Chill-Out and Savor." Report presented to the North American Gaming Regulators Association. Buffalo, New York, October 11, 1991. (This is a revised version of a paper
presented to the Western Regional Meeting of the American Society of Public Administration, September 8, 1991, Las Vegas.)
"Homebuyer Attitudes Toward the Location of a Nuclear
Repository in Nearby Proximity," paper presented to the American Real Estate Society, 1991 annual Meeting with Richard W. Hoyt and R. Keith Schwer.
"The Future of Gaming," National Conference of State
Legislatures, Workshop, Lincoln, Nebraska, April 11, 1991.
"The Customer as King of the Mountain," presentation to United Gaming Congress, Las Vegas, September 22. 1991.
Presentations on Customer Service, Gaming Legalizations, and Slot Machine Customer Development to 1990 World Gaming Congress, The Mirage, Las Vegas, October 3-5, 1990.
"Culture and Gaming: Manifestations of Machismo in The Latin American Casino." paper presented to the Eighth International Conference on Risk and Gambling, Royal Garden Hotel, London, England, August 15-17, 1990.
"Lagniappe: The Key to Casino Survival in a Buyers' Market." paper presented to the Eighth International Conference on Risk and Gambling, Royal Garden Hotel, London, England, August 15-17, 1990, with Michele Comeau.
"Creating a Computerized Competitive Information System for the Hotel and Casino Industry" paper presented to the Eighth International Conference on Risk and Gambling, Royal Garden Hotel, London, England, August 15-17, 1990. presented with Dr. Floyd J. Brock and
Dr. William A. Newman.
"The Latin American Casino" Lecture presented to
World Gaming Exposition, Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas,
April 4, 1990.
"Winning Through Customer Service" Lecture presented
to World Gaming Exposition, Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas, April 4, 1990, with Michele Comeau.
"Abolish The Foreign Gaming Rule, Now", Presentation
to Annual Gaming Meeting, Nevada Society of CPAs, Reno and Las Vegas, May 9, 10, 1990.
"Machismo: Manifestations of a Cultural Value in The Latin American Casino," paper presented to Western Society of Criminology, Aladdin Hotel, Las Vegas, February 15, 1990.
Made formal presentation to First Interstate Bank
Conference on Growth in Las Vegas, sponsored by
U.N.L.V. Center for Business and Economic Research, Las Vegas, December 1989.
Presented U.N.L.V. Faculty Forum Lecture on "The Casinos of Latin America," November 30, 1989.
Organized, chaired, and made presentations to panels on gambling, 41st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Reno, November 8, 1989.
Presentations to 1989 World Gaming Congress on Gaming in Caribbean Region and Gaming in South America, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, October 3-5, 1989.
Coordinated program for Annual Pastors' School, Desert Southwest Conference, United Methodist Church, Las Vegas, October 1989.
"The Today Show," a discussion of the Pennsylvania Lottery superprize, with Jane Pauley, April 26, 1989.
"Gaming in New Jurisdictions," presented to International Gaming Business Exposition, Las Vegas, February 1989, With John Dombrink.
Presented a paper on management principles and the Office of Deputy Attorney General to Annual Meeting of Deputy Attorneys General, National Association of Attorneys General, Las Vegas, February 1989.
"Criminal Justice in Monaco," presented to the American Society of Criminology, Chicago, November, 1988, with Wayne Thomsen.
"The Politically Acceptable Model of Casino Gaming for American Jurisdictions," presented to the Canadian Symposium on Lotteries and Gambling, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, May 26-28, 1988, with John Dombrink.
"Criminal Enterprise in American and European Casinos: A Comparative Analysis," presented to the Western Society of Criminology, Monterey, California, February, 1988.
"Casino Gaming in Europe," presented to University Forum, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, College of Arts and Letters, March 28, 1988.
"The Dutch Gamble: A Strategy for the Expansion of Casino Gambling in the Netherlands," presented to the Seventh International Conference of Gambling and Risk Taking, Reno, Nevada August 24, 1987.
"Gaming: A World Perspective," 23rd National
Collegiate Honors Council Meeting, Las Vegas, October 29, 1988.
"Toward a Comparative Analysis of Legalize Casino Gaming," presented to the Society for the Study of Gambling (United Kingdom), University of London, June 8, 1987.
"Public Pension Plans: Persisting Problems, Basic Answers," presented to the American Society of Public Administration, Anaheim, California, May 16, 1986. "Gambling and the Political Agenda," presented to the Western Political Science Association, Eugene, Oregon, March 20, 1986.
"Judicial Roles of the State Attorney General," presented to the Southern Political Association, Nashville, Tennessee, November 1985, with Tom Morris.
"State Attorneys General as Public Advocates," paper delivered at Western Association of Political Scientists, Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, March, 1985, with Tom Morris.
"Public Acceptance of the Legalization of Variable Forms of Gambling," Western Society of Criminology, Annual Meeting, Reno, Nevada, February, 1985.
"Campaigns for Casinos: Political Issues and Prospects," Annual Meeting, Association of University Business and Economic Research Centers, Las Vegas, October 26, 1983.
"Environmental Impact Statements," a workshop presented
to Region VIII Annual Meeting, American Society for Public Administration, Salt Lake City, October 19-20, 1981.
"An Analysis of the High School Government Teacher: Careers, Professionalism, and Political Activity," paper delivered to the Annual Meeting, Southern Political Science Association, Nashville, November 6, 1975.
"The Administration of Legal Services in Michigan Colleges and Universities," Paper presented to Tri-State Conference on Business Law, Kalamazoo, MI, April 25, 1975, with F. William McCarty.
"Ambitions of Delegates to the Michigan Constitution
Convention of 1961-62," Panel on Constitutional Politics, Rocky Mountain Social Science Conference, El Paso, Texas, April 1974.
"An Analysis of the Legislative Ambitions of State Constitutional Convention Delegates," Annual Meeting, American Political Science Association, September 1974.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL PARTICIPATION
Testified to San Diego City Council regarding CasinoCardrooms, August 10, 1992.
Faculty, Gaming Executive Development Program,
Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming, Lake Tahoe, October 3-4, 1991.
Presented lectures on "Public Policy and Gambling" to
Political Science Department, Montana State Univ-
ersity, Bozeman, May 28-29, 1991.
Presented lecture on "Comparative Organizational
Structures in World Casino Industry," to Graduate Seminar in Sociological Theory, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, October 22, 1990.
Presented lecture on "Prospects for the New Louisiana
Lottery: Are Casinos Next?", to faculty and students of Tulane University College of Law, New Orleans,
Louisiana, October 24, 1990.
Testified to Illinois State Senate Committee regarding Senate Bill 572 on Riverboat Gambling, September 27, 1989.
"Out of A Time Warp: The Casinos of Europe and Change". Lecture in Humanities on the Road Series, Nevada Humanities Council, Fall 1988-Spring 1989.
Panel Organizer and Chairman, "The European Casino," Seventh International Conference on Gambling and Risk Taking, Reno, Nevada, August 25, 1987.
Panel Chairman, Video Lotteries, Sixth National Conference on Gambling and Risk Taking, Atlantic City, December 13, 1985.
Chairman and Organizer, panel on Casino Politics, Western Regional Meeting, American Society for Public Administration, Las Vegas, October 22, 1984.
Discussant, Panel on the Future of Michigan Political Parties, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Let-ters, Annual Meeting at Allendale, Michigan, March 22, 1979.
Convener and participant, Panel on Public Pension Plans, National Meeting, American Society of Public Administration, Phoenix, Arizona, April 10, 1978.
Discussant, panel on Legislative Careers and Ambitions,
annual meeting, Midwest Political Science and Political Scientists, East Lansing, Michigan, October 24, 1974.
"A Century of North Carolina Attorneys General 1777- 1877," A paper in the Archives of the Historical Collection of the State of North Carolina, Raleigh, 1973.
INVOLVEMENT IN PUBLIC SERVICE, ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Honorable Discharge, United States Marine Corps, 1965.
Honorable Discharge, Missouri Army National Guard,1969.
Member Board of Directors, Las Vegas Chapter, American
Society for Public Administration, 1981-83, 1985-86. Co-Chairman of Program Committee.
Supervisor, Charter Township of Kalamazoo (Michigan), 1978-80. Elected position, duties included chairing township board of trustees, heading departments of property assessment, public safety, personnel, and recreation.
Advisor, U.S. Representative Mark Siljander,
Washington, D.C. L.B.J. Internship Program, Summer 1981.
Social Science Research Advisor, Pension and Welfare Benefits Program, United States Department of Labor, 1976-77.
Candidate, Michigan State Legislature, 1974.
Research Associate, National Association of Attorneys General, 1969-1971.
Legislative Aide, Michigan House of Representatives, 1962-63.
Service as the College of Business and Economic's member on the University Priorities Committee, 1989-2000.
Service on University Parking Committee, 1998-2002.
Community service included media presentations and interviews. Completed a series of 42 articles on foreign casinos for Las Vegas Sun. Wrote Op-Ed piece on Sports gaming for Las Vegas Review Journal. Appeared several times on local radio and television interview programs in Las Vegas as well as with outlets in Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, and California. In addition to:
Interviewed by press and broadcast media in many jurisdictions.Cited or Quoted by: Associated Press, New York Times, New York Times Magazine, Time, Christian Science Monitor, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Detroit News, Detroit Free
Press, San Francisco Chronicle, Details, Forbes, Knight-Ridder News Service, USA Today, Denver Post, McCleans, Canadian Business Magazine, Newsweek, Economist, Advertising Age, Boston Globe, Pittsburgh Gazette, Ganatt News Service, Interior (Great Britain), Hemispheres(United Airlines),Insight, Sport Magazine, Ladies Home Journal, Readers Digest (Canada), Philadelphia Inquirer, Kansas City Times, Governing Magazine, Business Week and others including many daily press citations. Interviewed on gaming topics on Front-Line (PBS), World News with Jim Lehrer (PBS), David Brinkley Show (ABC-TV), Morning Edition (NPR), NBC National Radio News, ABC-TV Weekend News, Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, Dateline NBC, Today Show (NBC-TV), World News Tonight (ABC-TV), Nightline (ABC-TV), 48 Hours (CBS-TV), Newshour with Jim Lehrer (PBS-TV)The Know Zone (Discovery Channel), BBC Radio, British Channel 4, World News (Canadian Broadcasting Company, Television), Sunday Morning (Canadian Broadcasting Company, Radio), and All Things Considered, Marketplace (National Public Radio), Going Places: Las Vegas--with Al Roker (PBS), and The O'Reilly Factor (Fox News), several local market radio and television news presentations, including regular appearances on KNPR (Public Radio), Channel 8 and 39 News, and Channel One/39 POV Vegas.
SELECTED CONSULTING ACTIVITIES
Consultant, Casino Study Commission, City of Detroit, April-May 1988
Gaming Consultant, President's Commission on Organized Crime, 1985-6.
Consultant, Slot Machine Acquisition Policy, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 1985-1986.
Consultant, El Safe-Nevada Hotel Security Systems,
1984-1987.
Associate Director, Center for Business and Economic Research University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1984-1985.
Consultant, Loto Quebec, Casino Feasibility Committee, Montreal, 1988, 1994.
Consultant, Manitoba Lotteries Foundation, Crystal Casino, Winnipeg, 1989-9l.
Consultant, Netherlands Board of Casino Gaming, 1990.
Consultant, Hacienda Hotel-Casino, Las Vegas, 1990.
Consultant, Mayorazgo Hotel and Casino, Parana, Argentina, 1990.
Consultant, Grand Traverse Band of Chippewas and other Michigan Indian Tribes, 199l.
Consultant, Development Research Center, Henan
Province, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China,
November 1991.
Expert Witness, Federal Court Litigation on Behalf of Arizona Indian Tribes, 1992.
Consultant on Gaming Policy, Criminal Intelligence Division, San Diego City Police Department, August 1992.
Consultant, KLVX-TV, Public Television Affiliate, Las Vegas, on production of Indian Gaming Special. 1992.
Member, Board of Directors, GamePlan Inc., Gaming Management and Consultant Services Company. 1992.
Consultant, Analysis of Casino Proposals, New Orleans Times-Picyune, October 1992, June l993.
Consultant,Binion's Horseshoe Casino,Las Vegas, l993-5.Expert Witness, Litigation on Constitutionality of
Missouri Gaming Legislation, Missouri Supreme Court, for Spencer, Fane, Britt, and Browne, Kansas City, MO, l993-4.
Expert Witness, U.S. District Court (Montana), for
Kootenay-Salish Flathead Indian Tribe, l994.
Hilton Gaming Development, Michigan City, Indiana
Project, February l994.
Kentucky Horsebreeding Association, February 1994.
Mirage Inc., Taxation consultant, April l994..
Circus Circus,Inc.,Tunica, Mississippi Project,l993-4. Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, Milwaukee, Indian
Gaming Economic Impacts in Wisconsin, l994-5.
Haar and Associates, Washington, D.C. Immigration
consultant, l994-5.
Husch and Eppenberger Associates, Peoria, IL, Immigration consultant, l994.
Thomas and Foxworthy Associates, Indianapolis, IN, casino feasibility study, May l994.
WEFA Group, Gambling in Connecticut, 1996-7.
Western Michigan University, Study of Michigan Lottery,
1996-7.
Expert Witness on behalf of South Carolina Department of Revenue and South Carolina Attorney General in cases regarding video slot machines.1997-8.
Expert Witness, Federal Dist. Ct, Illinois, trademark litigation,Hollywood Casino v.Planet Hollywood.1997- 8.
Customer Service Audits, Consultations on Behalf of
Casino Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, August 1998.
Technical Advisor to the National Gambling Impact Study Commission; National Survey of Gaming; project conducted by the National Opinion Research Center,
University of Chicago, 1998-9.
Customer Service Trainer, Great Blue Heron Casino, Port Perry, Ontario, December 1999.
Consultant on Casino Development, Concerned Businesspersons of Hudson, Wisconsin, January 2000.
Consultant, Department of Administration, Governor's Office, State of Wisconsin, December 1999.
Consultant on Casino Development, Concerned Citizens of Placer County, California, December 1999-January 2000.
Consultant on Casino Compacts, Iselta del Sur Pueblo, Tiguas Nation, El Paso, Texas, January 2000.
Referee, Proposals for Studying Problem Gambling,
Ontario Problem Gambling Centre, Guelph, Ontario,
November 13, 2000.
Consultant, Economic Impacts of Casino Projects, Hudson, Schullsburg, La Crosse, Kenosha, and Kaukauna, Wisconsin, 2000.
February 2003