Briefs: Creighton economists publish book on casino gambling
OMAHA The public debate over the economic impact of casino gambling is explored in a new book, Governing Fortune: Casino Gambling in America authored by Edward Morse, J.D., and Ernie Goss, Ph.D., professors of law and economics at Creighton University, has just been released by the University of Michigan Press.
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