William N Thompson

Datos Biográficos

ID458637
NOMBREWilliam N Thompson
NOMBRESWilliam N
APELLIDOThompson
FIRMATHOMPSON W N
AFILIACIONESUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas
VERIFICADONo
TOTAL DE OBRAS10
TOTAL DE CITAS5
TOTAL COMO AUTOR10
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN1976
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2007
ÍNDICE H2

  • Public Integrity in Casino Gambling

    William N Thompson, William ThompsonARTICLEPublic Integrity2007Referencias: 4

    Public officials who endorse casino gambling as a means of obtaining funds for public uses must also be concerned with the integrity of casino enterprises. Most governments monitor the honesty of the games played, but few show concern about their addictive nature. Switzerland does. This article examines how modern casinos came to Switzerland and how it has established a "Social Concept" to ensure that casinos do not exploit troubled gamblers

  • Beyond the limits of recreation

    Open AccessWilliam N Thompson, R Keith SchwerARTICLEJournal of Public Budgeting…2005

    This study seeks to find the dollar value of social costs of gambling. The authors use data from a survey of 99 members of Gamblers Anonymous (GA) groups in southern Nevada. The GA members were asked many questions about their behavior while they were active gamblers, such as how often they missed work because of gambling, how much they borrowed because of gambling, how much they stole because of gambling and their experiences with the judicial s…

  • A consideration of political culture and gambling policy

    Open AccessWilliam N Thompson, Carl E Lutrin et al.ARTICLEJournal of Public Budgeting…2005

    Elazar’s typology of political cultures is examined. From his categorization of jurisdictions with aspects of 'moralistic' political cultures, five are selected: Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, Connecticut, and France. Their recent political history is examined and it is demonstrated that these 'moralistic' type polities have abandoned policies which formerly condemned or at least contained legalized gambling. Instead each has responded to commerc…

  • Casinos De Juegos Del Mundo

    Open AccessWilliam N ThompsonARTICLEThe Annals of the American…1998Citada por: 2Referencias: 2

    Legalized gambling is expanding throughout the world. There is considerable variation in the patterns of gambling operations found in different places. This article examines the difference between the mass-marketed casinos of North America and the very restricted casinos of Europe. Explanations for the different styles are suggested. Casinos in other developed nations as well as in the less developed nations are also examined, as are lottery oper…

  • Native American Issues

    William N ThompsonBOOKNative American Issues1996

    The first settlers of the North American continent formed a multitude of societies and enjoyed exclusive occupation of over seven million square miles of land. Today their descendants are relegated to lands totaling less than 50,000 square miles.Native American Issuesfocuses on the contemporary political issues surrounding the confinement of native peoples to limited lands in the United States and Canada. Also discussed is the status and powers o…

  • The Last Resort revisited

    Open AccessWilliam N Thompson, RICARDO GAZELARTICLEJournal of Gambling Studies1995

  • Not in my backyard

    Open AccessWilliam N Thompson, R Keith Schwer et al.ARTICLEJournal of Gambling Studies1993

  • Machismo

    Open AccessWilliam N ThompsonARTICLEJournal of Gambling Studies1991

  • The emergence of Dutch casinos

    Open AccessWilliam N Thompson, J Kent PinneyARTICLEJournal of Gambling Studies1990

  • An Analysis of the Legislative Ambitions of State Constitutional Convention Delegates

    Open AccessWilliam N ThompsonARTICLEThe Western Political Quarterly1976Citada por: 3