Browsing by Author "Wilson, Robert"

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    The Costs and Consequences of Gambling In the State of Delaware
    (2002-10) Health Services Policy Research Group, University of Delaware; Wilson, Robert; Solano, Paul; McDuffie, Mary Joan; Johanson, Barbara
    This report analyzes the costs and consequences of legalized gambling in Delaware. The legalization of slot machine gambling in 1995 stimulated the growth of a new sector of the Delaware labor force. This sector includes jobs at gambling establishments and jobs in supporting services, such as hotels, restaurants, and bars. Gambling also brings visitors from out-of-state who spend money at stores, gas stations, motels, and restaurants. Besides these economic benefits, legalized gambling has resulted in substantial costs and consequences, including those associated with excessive debt and bankruptcy, divorce, embezzlement, and child neglect.
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    A Survey of Gambling in Delaware
    (1998) Mateja, Walter; Wilson, Robert; Ableman, Betty; Health Services Policy Research Group, University of Delaware
    In April 1997, Delaware Health and Social Services/Division of Alcoholism, Drug Abuse and Mental Health (DADAMH) contracted with the Health Services Policy Research Group at the University of Delaware’s School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy to conduct a study of gambling problems among Delaware's adult population, aged 18 years and older.