Materials contain reports, presentations, and articles written by Eugene Martin Christiansen from 1967 to 2017. The materials include reports written for Christiansen/Cummings Associates, articles for gaming magazines such as Gaming Business Magazine and Gaming and Wagering Business, academic articles, and drafts of chapters for his book The Business of Risk. The materials also include drafts, research notes, and finished versions of his “Gross Annual Wager” articles, which were published annually by Gaming and Wagering Business.

Materials contain reports written by researchers at Eugene Martin Christiansen's firm Christiansen Capital Advisors (CCA), and its predecessor, Christiansen/Cummings Associates, from 1987 to 2013. The reports examine the economic impacts of gambling, including the feasibility of building new gaming establishments, analyses of pari-mutuel wagering and simulcasting, the effects of state and federal legislation, financial stability of existing casinos, and economic projects for proposed casino and racetrack properties. Materials also include the CCA newsletter “Insight.”

Materials contain reports written by academics and consultants about gaming from 1950 to 2012 collected by Eugene Martin Christiansen. The reports generally pertain to gambling’s economic effects, legalization, taxation, and potential patrons. The reports cover such topics as economic feasibility of new gaming establishments, tax evasion and revenue, sports betting, horse and dog racing, social impacts of gambling, and problem gambling. The materials include reports from consulting firms such as Killingsworth Associates, De Seve Economics Associates, Abt Associates Inc., and Peat, Marwick, Mitchell, and Co.