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The Aikaterine Vervilos Collection on Public Policy and Gaming (1962-2001) consists of materials collected by Aikaterine Vervilos, an Arizona attorney, for her University of Nevada, Reno master's thesis, "Public Policy and the New Casino Gaming Markets." The collection contains reports on gambling law and horse racing, legal proceedings, and studies related to horse racing, simulcast and off-track betting, peri-mutual gaming, Native American gaming in the United States.
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Materials include reports on gambling (dating from 1950 to 2013) written or compiled by Eugene Martin Christiansen. The reports analyze the economic effects of gambling, the feasibility of building or relocating gambling establishments, legal and legislative restrictions on gaming, the financial risk of investing in gaming establishments, the social and cultural impacts of gambling, problem gambling, and the economic future of gambling activities such as horse racing. The reports were written by Christiansen, Christiansen Capital Advisors (previously known as Christiansen/Cummings Associates), financial institutions, and other academics and consultants.
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