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Gaming in the New Market Environment

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Editors:
  1. Matti Viren

    1. Department of Economics, University of Turku, Finland

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Matti Viren
    Pages 1-22

  3. When Welfare Economics and Gambling Studies Collide

    • Lisa Farrell
    Pages 23-53

  4. Demand Issues in the Market for Lotto and Similar Games

    • David Forrest
    Pages 54-74

  5. Lottery Design Lessons from the Dismal Science

    • Ian Walker
    Pages 75-98

  6. Lotteries as a Source of Revenue

    • Sarah Smith
    Pages 99-125

  7. Problem Gambling and European Lotteries

    • Mark Griffiths
    Pages 126-159

  8. The Economics of Scale and Scope in the Lottery Industry

    • Matti Viren
    Pages 160-183

  9. The Political Economy of Regulating Gambling

    • Martin Paldam
    Pages 184-208

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 209-224
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About this book

Gaming markets are evolving rapidly. Spearheading this change is the internet, which has enabled cross-border gambling on an unprecedented scale. This book explores the changing landscape of the gaming market and is a crucial companion for all looking for informed discussion on the future of gaming.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Economics, University of Turku, Finland

    Matti Viren

About the editor

LISA FARRELL School of Economics and Geary Institute, University College Dublin, Ireland DAVID FORREST Centre for the Study of Gambling, University of Salford, UK MARK GRIFFITHS International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK MARTIN PALDAM Department of Economics, University of Aarhus, Denmark SARAH SMITH Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK IAN WALKER Department of Economics, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Gaming in the New Market Environment

  • Editors: Matti Viren

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230582613

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2008

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-50050-1Published: 17 June 2008

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-35270-8Published: 01 January 2008

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-58261-3Published: 17 June 2008

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 224

  • Topics: International Economics, Trade, Microeconomics

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