FACULTY DATA SHEET

 

  William N. Thompson, Professor

Department of Public Administration

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 89154-6026

    (702) 895-3319, 458-1838, FAX 895-1813

                email:wthompson@ccmail.nevada.edu

EDUCATION

 

University of Missouri-Columbia

 

Ph.D., 1972 (Political Science-Public Administration)

Title of Ph.D. Dissertation: Stepping Stones: An Analysis of the Political Ambitions of State Attorneys General.

 

Michigan State University

 

B. A., 1961 (Political Science)

M. A., 1963 (Political Science)

Title of M. A. Thesis: A Comparative Analysis of Partisanship in Five State Constitutional Conventions.

 

GRADUATE TEACHING AREAS AND TEACHING EXPERIENCES:

 

State Politics, Constitutional Law, Public Policy, Administrative Law, Public Personnel, Public Budgeting, Administrative Behavior, Comparative Administration, Public Regulation of Gaming, The Gaming Industry, International Management, Political Economy.

    

          Professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1988-

          Associate Professor, University of Nevada,

          Las Vegas, 1980-1987.

          Visiting Associate Professor, Troy State University-             Europe, 1986-1987.         

          Associate Professor, Western Michigan University,

          1976-1980.

          Assistant Professor, Western Michigan University,

          1971-1976.

          Assistant Instructor, University of Missouri, 1966-9.             Instructor, Southeast Missouri State, 1964-6.

 

PRACTITIONER EXPERIENCE:

 

          Elected Supervisor (Chief Administrative Officer),

             Charter Township of Kalamazoo (Michigan), 1978-1980.

 

          Research Advisor, Administrator of Pension Programs,                United States Department of Labor, 1976-1977.

 

          Research Associate, National Association of Attorneys     

          General, 1969-1971.


 

SELECTED BOOKS AND MONOGRAPHS

          Books

 

     Over the Top: Solutions to the Sisyphus Dilemmas of        Life.  (Bloomington, IN: 1st Books Library, 2003), 138      pp. With Bradley L. Kenny.

 

     Parables from (a not quite) Paradise, NV 89154: v. 1,        The Nevada Public Radio Commentaries.  (Bloomington,         IN: 1st Books Library,  2003), 110 pp.

 

          Heartlines and Lyrics. (Bloomington, IN: 1st Books                Library, 2003), 107 pp. With Anthony Juliano.

 

     Gambling in America: An Encyclopedia. (Santa Barbara,           CA; Denver, Co; and Oxford, England: ABC-Clio, 2001),

          531 pp.

 

          International Casino Law, co-editor/co-author, (Reno:

          Institute for the Study of Gambling, University of

          Nevada, Reno, 1999, Third Edition), with Anthony

          Cabot, Andrew Tottenham, and Carl Braunlich. 650 pp.

          Legalized Gambling: A Reference Handbook--2nd Edition

          Santa Barbara, CA; Denver, CO; and Oxford,England:

          ABC-Clio, 1997), 295 pp.  

          Native American Issues: A Reference Handbook                Santa Barbara, CA, Denver, CO; and Oxford, England:              ABC-Clio, 1996), 280 pp.

          Legalized Gambling: A Reference Handbook (Santa          Barbara, CA, Denver, CO, and Oxford, England:

          ABC-Clio, 1994), 204 pp.

          International Casino Law, co-editor/co-author, (Reno:

Institute for the Study of Gambling, University of       Nevada, Reno, l993, Second Edition), with Anthony       Cabot and Andrew Tottenham.

          Casino Customer Service = The Win-Win Game (New York

          City:  Gaming and Wagering Business, 1992 and 1997),             with Michele Comeau.

          International Casino Law, co-editor and co-author

          Reno:  Institute for the Study of Gambling,            University of Nevada-Reno, 1991), with Anthony         Cabot and Andrew Tottenham.

             The Last Resort:  Success and Failure in Campaigns for      Casinos (Reno: University of Nevada Press, 1990),                with John Dombrink.

          State Attorneys General and The Environment (Kalamazoo,

          MI:  New Issues Press, Western Michigan University,              1974 and 1975), with Bradley F. Smith.

 

          Monographs and Research Reports (By Date)

 

          Not Exactly "A Fair Share": Revenue Sharing and Native

          American Casinos in Wisconsin. February 2002. Mequon,               WI: Wisconsin Policy Research Institute. 22 pp. With                  Robert Schmidt.

 

Alabama Games: Don't Leave It to Chance. January 15,       1998.  A Working Paper Presented to the Alabama            Economic Outlook Conference, Sponsored by the Center       for Business and Economic Research, the University of       Alabama, Montgomery, Alabama.

 

          The Economic Impact on Calcasieu Parish of Limited Slot

          Machines at Delta Downs. September 29, 1997.                    

          Prepared for Delta Downs. With Michael Kurth, Paula                 Gant, and Morris Coats.

 

          A Study Concerning the Effects of Legalized Gambling on

          the Citizens of the State of Connecticut. June 1997.                 WEFA Group; Prepared for State of Connecticut,                  Department of Revenue Services, Division of Special             Revenue.  With Henry Lesieur, ICR Survey Research           Group, and staff of WEFA Group (Eddytown,Pa.).

 

          The Economic Impact of the Arts in Chicago, June 1997.

          Chicago: Better Government Association. With Ricardo               Gazel.

 

          Casinos and Crime in Wisconsin: What's the Connection.        November 1996. Mequon, WI: Wisconsin Policy Research             Institute, with Ricardo Gazel and Dan Rickman. 

 

          The Economics of Casino Gambling in Illinois.                         July 1996.  Chicago: The Chicago Better                            Government Association, with Ricardo Gazel.   

 

          The Social Costs of Gambling in Wisconsin.                        July 1996. Milwaukee: Wisconsin                                        Policy Research Institute, with Ricardo Gazel and

          Dan Rickman.

 

          The Economic Impact of Native American Gaming in               Wisconsin. April 1995. Milwaukee: Wisconsin Policy                Research Institute, with Ricardo Gazel and Dan                  Rickman.

 

          Taxation and Casino Gambling, a monograph published by

          Mirage, Inc., April 1994.

 

          Colorado Gaming: Taxation and Economic Performance (Las             Vegas: Center for Business and Economic Research,                  UNLV, September 18, 1993), with R. Keith                           Schwer and Richard Elmendorf.

 

          Home Selection Decision and the Proposed Yucca Mountain High-Level Nuclear Waster Repository (Las Vegas: The   Center for Business and Economic Research,              U.N.L.V., Feb. 22, 1991), with R. Keith Schwer and     Richard Hoyt.

 

          The Gambling Report (Washington: President's Commission on Organized Crime, 1986), with John Dombrink.

 

        Public Pension Plans:  A Bibliography (Washington:  Library, U.S. Department of Labor, 1977); reprinted  in Pension Task Force Report on Public Task Force on Public Retirement Systems  (Washington:  Govt. Printing Office, 1978), with  E. Van Staaveren.

 

          The Political Step Ladder:  A Descriptive

            Bibliography of Ambition Studies in Political Science

             Kalamazoo, MI:  New Issues Press, Western Michigan University, 1975). Presented to Midwest Conference of Political Scientists, Chicago, May, 1975.

 

          The Office of Attorney General (Raleigh, N.C.:                    National Association of Attorneys General, 1971).              Member of staff preparing report; authored chapters           on administration of departments of justice,                environmental protection, riots and civil disorder,                and state structures for providing legal services.

 

          Research in Center for Business and Economics,                   UNLV. Served as Associate Director of                            Center, 1984-1985).

          1.     Proposal for Study of High Level Nuclear Waste                         Repository.

          2.     Proposal to Study Administration of Henderson                          City Government.

          3.     Mint Hotel Telephone Survey.

          4.     Superspeed Train-Feasibility of Small Package                       Delivery.

          5.     Feasibility Study for Business Services                          Enterprises, Boulder City, Nevada.

         6.    Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy, City of Las Vegas       

 

ARTICLES: REFEREED, IN BOOKS, AND OTHER MAJOR SOURCES INCLUDING LAW REVIEWS IN AND REFEREED PUBLICATIONS (by Date)

 

          "Elderly Casino Gambling Behavior: Marketing                      Implications"  Journal of Hospitality and Leisure             Marketing, v. 10 (Number 1/2), 2003, pp      87-            99.  With Charles Moseley     and Keith Schwer.

 

          "How I Became a Native," a chapter in Hal Rothman, ed.,           The Grit Beneath the Glitter (Refereed Book). 2002.

               Berkeley, CA: University of California                             Press, pp. 268-275.

 

          "The Foreign Gaming Rule and the Spread of Casinos," in         Hal Rothman, ed., The Grit Beneath the Glitter                  (Refereed Book). 2002. Berkeley, CA:                            University of California Press, pp. 427-446.

          "Political Cultures and Gambling: Two Recent Case

           Studies."(Victoria, Australia and New York State).              Gaming Law Review, v. 6, no. 5, 2002,

           pp. 431-437.

     "Indian Casinos: A Book Review," in UNLV Gaming              Research and Review Journal, v. 6, no. 1, 2002, pp.       79-80.

"I'm Moving On: Reflections upon the Career of the 'Singing Ranger' Clerence Eugene 'Hank Snow'.

"Popular Culture Review. 2002,  WithMichael Green.

          "Political Culture and Gambling Policy: A Cross                    National Study," in Blaszczynski, Alex (ed). 2002.               Culture and Gambling Phenomenon.  Melbourne: National           Association for Gambling Studies. Pp. 378-390.  With                Carl Lutrin and Asher Friedberg.

          "Policy Making for Nevada Gaming," Chapter 8 in Nevada           in the New Millenium, Eric Herzik, Dennnis Soden, and            Royse Smith, eds. 2001. Dubuque: Kendall/Hunt. Pp.           143-160.

          "License to Steal: A Book Review," in Nevada Historical         Society Quarterly, v. 44 (Spring, 2001), pp. 92-96.

          "Can Anybody Teach Gray Davis How to Behave Himself?"

           History News Network (www.historynewsnetwork.com),              June 10, 2001.

          "Do You Have to be a Democrat to Like the Jefford's                Switch?" History News Network                                 (www.historynewsnetwork.com), June 17, 2001.

          "Public Policy and the Gaming Industry," a chapter in               Nevada Politics in the 21st Century, eds. Eric Herzik                and Dennis Soden. Dubuque, IA: Kendall-Hunt, 2001.    

          "Gambling in Israel and the Jericho Casino: Moralistic

          Political Culture Bends Toward Pragmaticism,"

          Gaming Law Review, Volume 3, Number 1, 2001, pp. 25-            32. (With Asher Friedberg and Carl Lutrin).

          "It's Not a Cookie Cutter Thing: Not all the Casinos             are the Same," Wisconsin Interest, Spring 2001, v.           10, no. 1, pp. 7-13.

          "The Sources of Revenues for Wisconsin Native American      Casinos: Implications for Casino Gaming as a Regional           Economic Development Tool," Review of Regional                Studies, Winter 2000, v. 30, no. 3. Ricardo Gazel               and Dan Rickman. Pp. 259-274.

          "Casino Gambling and Crime: A Panel Study of Wisconsin           Counties," Managerial and Decision Economics. 2001,             v. 22. With Ricardo Gazel and Dan Rickman. Pp. 65-75.

          "A Conservative White Man Supports Reparations for

           African Americans," TomPaine.com(monsense) A Journal        of Opinion, October 23, 2000.                                    (WWW.historians@tompaine, or www.tompaine.com)

          "Insinuations of Bigotry: Is the GOP the Party of           Intolerance," TomPaine.com(monsense) A Journal of

               Opinion, August 14, 2000.

          "Gambling and Politics

           Don't Mix: The Story of DC's Casino--The District of             Columbia Needs (an)other Casino," TomPaine.com(mon               sense)  A Journal of Opinion, July 26, 2000.

          "Rating The Presidents is Bunk: A Dissenting Opinion,"           TomPaine.com(mon sense) A Journal of Opinion,                (www.TomPaine.com/History Department, Richard                  Shenkman, editor), January 26, 2000, 2 p.

          "Bad Bet: The Inside Story of the Glamour, Glitz, and            Danger of America's Gambling Industry, by Timothy             O'Brien: A Book Review," Nevada Historical Quarterly,              v. 42, no. 1, Spring 1999, pp. 75-79.

          "Social Costs of Gambling: A Comparative Study of             Nutmeg and Cheese State Gamblers," Gaming Research           and Review Journal, v. 5, no. 1, 1999,  pp. 1-16.

          "Being Number One Means Never Having to Say You're              Sorry: The Gracelessness We Showed in Handing Over                the Panama Canal," TomPaine.com(mon sense) A Journal             of Opinion, (www.TomPaine.com/History Department,             Richard Shenkman, editor), December 20, 1999, 4 p.

          "Racinos and the Public Interest," Gaming Law Review,

            v. 3, Number 5/6, 1999, pp. 283-286.

          "On Moratoriums and Such Matters," Gaming Law Review,             v. 3, Number 4, 1999, pp. 231-232.

          "Richard Nixon's Four Mouth, A Republican Offers His            Perspective," TomPaine.com(mon sense) A Journal of             Opinion, (www.TomPaine.com/History Department,Richard                Shenkman, editor), October 18, 1999, 5 p.

          "Har-Har Harding? Coming to the 28th President's                  Defense," TomPaine.com(mon sense) A Journal of                  Opinion, September 15, 1999   (www.TomPaine.com/ 

 

               History Department, Richard Shenkman, editor), 5 p.

“Tom T. Hall and Critical Junctions in Country Music,"

            Popular Culture Review, v. 10, no. 2, August 1999,

            pp. 139-147.

          "History, Development, and Legislation of Native                        American Casino Gaming," Chapter 3, pp. 41-61 in                Cathy H. C. Hsu, ed., Legalized Casino Gaming in the            United States: The Economic and Social Impact, New            York: Haworth, 1999.

          "Casinos in Las Vegas: Where Impacts are not the                      Issue,"  Chapter 5, pp. 93-111, in Hsu, Legalized                Casino Gaming in the United States..., New York:                    Haworth, 1999.

          "Consensus Time Should Be Coming," Gaming Law Review,             v. 3, no. 2-3, April 1999, pp. 101-103.

          "The South Carolina Battlefield," Gaming Law Review, v.             3, no. 1, February 1999, pp. 5-8.

          "Steve Wynn: I Got the Message." a chapter in Maverick

               Spirit: Profiles of Nevada Leaders, Richard Davis,              ed. Reno: University of Nevada Press, 1998, pp. 194-           210.

          "The Las Vegas Century Ends: Soaring on the Wings of           Icarus?" Gaming Law Review, v. 2 no. 6, December                1998, pp. 627-641.

          "Not Exactly the Best Gaming Venue: The Nevada Grocery

               Store Casino." Gaming Law Review, v. 2, no. 5,

               October 1998, pp. 459-461.

          "Gambling: The Good, the Bad, The Responsible."

               Gaming Law Review, v. 2, no. 4, August 1998, pp.341-

               343.

          "Federal Involvement in Gambling: Yes and NO!" Gaming              Law Review, v. 2, no. 3, June 1998, pp. 223-224.

          "Who Really Opposes National Regulation? I DO!" Gaming              Law Review, v. 2, no. 2, April 1998, pp. 125-126.

          "The Economics of Casino Gambling," chap.13, pp. 305-                320 in Casino Management: Past,Present, and Future,                 eds. Kathryn Hashimoto, Sheryl Fried-Kline, and            George Fenich. Dubuque, IA: Kendall-Hunt, 1998.

          "Casinos de Juegos del Mundo: A Survey of World                      Gaming," The Annals of the American Academy of                        Political Science, in Special Issue on Gambling,

            v.556, March 1998, pp. 11-20. James Frey, editor.

          "Hey, Feds: Don't Botch the Workfare Miracle," Gaming              Law Review, v. 2, no.1, Jan/Feb 1998, pp. 5-7. With                Robert Schmidt.

         "Indian Gaming Promotes Native American Sovereignty,"                in Native American Rights, B.Leone, et.al., eds., San                Diego: Greenhaven Press, 1998, pp. 88-92.  With Diana               Dever.

          "Economic Issues and Native American Gaming," Wisconsin                Interest, Falll-Winter, 1998, v. 7 no. 2, pp. 5-12.

          "The Future Direction of Gambling in the World,"                  Chapter 13, pp. 259-275, in The Sociology of                  Gambling, Ichiro Tanioka and Shoichi Nakamura, eds.                Kyoto, Japan: Sekai Shiso Sha Publishers, 1997.     

          "The Michigan Question: A Legal Quandry," Gaming Law            Review, v. 1, no. 4, Winter 1997, pp. 501-510.  With               R. F. Wacker.

          "Renewing Wisconsin's Native American Casino Compacts,

               Rationally: A Suggested Plan," Wisconsin Interest, v.             6, number 1, Spring/Summer 1997, pp. 27-33.

          "Gaming Issues for Nevada Policymaking," Chapter 8 in

               Towards 2000: Public Policy in Nevada, ed. D. Soden

            and Eric Herzik (Dubuque, IA: Kendall-Hunt, 1997, pp.              111-120.

               "Gambling Enterprise and the Restoration of Native                   American Sovereignty," in Gambling: Public Policies                and the Social Sciences, ed. William R. Eadington                     and Judy Cornelius, Center for the Study of Gambling,                University of Nevada, Reno, 1997. With Diana                         Dever, pp. 295-315.

"The Last Resort Revisited:The Spread of Gambling as a "Prisoner's Dilemma," in Gambling:Public Policies and the Social Sciences, ed. William R. Eadington     and Judy Cornelius, Center for the Study of Gambling, University of Nevada, Reno, 1997. With Ricardo Gazel, pp. 183-206.

               "Gambling and Public Policy," chapter two, with Tony                Cabot;  and "Economics of Regulating Legal Gaming,"                chapter four, with Ricardo Gazel and Tony Cabot; both                in Anthony Cabot, Casino Gaming: Policy, Economics,   

            and Regulation (Las Vegas: UNLV International Gaming

            Institute, 1996); pp. 17-70; pp. 85-103.  

"Social and Legal Costs of Compulsive Gambling," Gaming Law Review, v. 1, no, 1, Spring 1997, pp. 81-90.  With Ricardo Gazel and Dan Rickman.

               "The Economic Impacts of Native American Gaming in                      Wisconsin," Gaming Research and Review Journal, v. 2,

            no. 2, 1996, pp. 43-62. With Ricardo Gazel and

            Dan Rickman.

               "Casino Gambling Gaining Ground Across Nation,"                      Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy, V. 11,

              No. 2, Summer 1996, pp. 98-104. With Ricardo Gazel.

             "The Family that Gambles Together: Business and Social Concerns," Journal of Travel Research, January 1996, pp. 70-75, with J. Kent Pinney and Jack Schibrowsky.

             "Discovering the Gambling Industry: A Review of Three Oral Histories," Oral History Review, v. 23:1 (Summer 1996), pp. 41-46.

"Casino Management in the 90s: A review," in Journal of Gambling Studies, v.12, no. 3, Fall 1996, pp. 331-3.

               "Casino and Gaming Operations: A Review," Journal of             Travel Research, January 1996.

             "Running Scared, The Life and Treacherous Times of Steven Wynn: A Review," in Journal of Gambling Studies, v. 12, no. 3, Fall 1996, pp. 335-9.  

             "The Last Resort Revisited: A Comment on Changes in America," Journal of Gambling Studies, v. 11, No. 4 (Winter 1995), pp. 373-378.  With Ricardo Gazel.

             "Customer Satisfaction, Dissatisfaction and Complaining    Behavior in the Gaming Industry," Journal of Customer  Satisfaction, Dissatisfaction and Complaining Behavior,  v. 8 (Winter 1995), pp. 85-103.  With J. Kent Pinney and Larry Strate.

"Gambling will Continue to Benefit the Nevada Economy,"in Gambling: Current Controversies. San Diego : Greenhaven Press, 1995), pp. 116-121.

             "The Sovereign Games of North America: An Exploratory Study of First Nations' Gambling," in Gambling in Canada: The Bottomline, ed. Colin Campbell. Burnaby, B.C.:Simon Fraser University, 1994), pp. 57-87. With Diana Dever.

"The States Bet on Legalized Gambling," The 1994 World

             Book Year Book (Chicago: World Book, Inc., l994), pp. 391-401.

"Failure in the Executive Suite: The Potentialities for  Disaster in the Casino Industry," in New Avenues in Risk and Crisis Management, Laurence Barton, ed., (Las Vegas: Center for the Study of Crisis Management, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1994), pp. 102-112.

             "Not in My Backyard: Las Vegas Residents Protest     Casinos," Journal of Gambling Studies, v.9:1, Spring,  l993, pp. 47-62. With R. Keith Schwer, Richard Hoyt, and Dolores Brosnan.

             "A Note on Homebuyer Attitudes Toward a Nuclear Repository,"  The Journal of Real Estate Research with K. Schwer and R. Hoyt. v. 7 (2), Spring 1992.

"Machismo: Manifestations of A Cultural Value in the Latin American Casino," Journal of Gambling Studies, Summer 1991, v. 7, No. 2, pp. 143-164.       

"A Global Framework for Analyzing Gaming Business Units," Nevada Review of Business and Economics,  Spring-Summer 1991, v. XV, pp. 2-13, with L. Daudurand and J.K. Pinney.

"The Mismarketing of Dutch Casinos," Journal of GamingStudies, Fall, 1990, v. 6, Number 3, pp. 205-221. With J. Kent Pinney.

             "The Politically Acceptable Model of Casino Gaming for American Jurisdictions," chapter in Gambling in Canada:  Golden Goose or Trojan Horse? (Burnaby, British Columbia: School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University, 1990), with John Dombrink.

               "Custer's Next Stand:  The Indian Gaming Act of 1988

             and The Constitution," Ch. 4 in Indian Gaming and the Law, (Reno:  University of Nevada Press, 1990).  Originally paper was presented to the First North American Conference on Indian Gaming, Reno, March 1989.

              "The Dutch Gamble:  A Strategy for the Expansion of

             Legalized Gambling in the Netherlands,"  Nevada Review of Business and Economics, Winter 1987-1988, pp. 34-42.

               "The Report of the 1986 Commission on Organized Crime

             and Its Implications for Gaming in America," Nevada Public Affairs Review, 1986, Number 2, pp. 70ff, with John Dombrink.

               "Patterns of Public Response to the Legalization of

             Various Forms of Gambling," Nevada Business and Economics Review, Spring, 1985.

               "Campaigns for Casinos:  A Stalled Movement," State                  Government, Summer, 1984.  Reprinted in Annual                 Editions:  State and Local Government, (Guilford,                   Conn:  The Dushkin Publishing Group, 2nd ed., 1985).

"Fishermen of the Tittabawassee: Environmental Sociology," Environment, v. 26, No. 4, June 1984, p. 5, 43, with Bradley Smith.

               "The Office of the Attorney General of Nevada in the

             Nineteenth Century, Part II," Nevada Historical Society Quarterly, Spring, 1984, pp.13-39.

               "The Office of the Attorney General of Nevada in the

             Nineteenth Century, Part I,"  Nevada Historical Society Quarterly, Winter, 1983, pp.  272-97.

            "MX-DEIS:  The State of Nevada Responds,"  Nevada

             Public Affairs Review, September, 1982.

               "An Answer to the Public Pension Funding Problem,"

             Policy Analysis, Winter, 1979.

               "G.R.W.C. (Grand River Watershed Council) and the                  Grassroots," Journal of Environmental Systems, v. 8,               1978-79, pp. 235-52, with Bradley Smith.

               "Public Pension Plans:  The Need for Scrutiny and

             Control, "Public Personnel Management, v.6, July-August, 1977, pp. 203-224.

"An Analysis of the Legislative Ambitions of State Constitutional Conventional Delegates," Western Political Quarterly, September, 1976, vol. 29, pp. 425-39. Article is a revision of paper presented to 1974 Annual Meeting of American Political Science Association.

               "The Role of Counsel in American Colleges and                      Universities," American Business Law Journal, v. 14,

               Winter, 1976, pp. 287-309, with F. William McCarty.

     "Transmission or Resistance:  Opinions of State           Attorney General and the Impact of the Supreme                Court," Valparaiso University Law and Review, v. 9,           Fall, 1974, pp.  55-77.

“Conflicts of Interest and State Attorneys General," Washburn University Law Journal 15 (Winter 1975):15-39.   This article was originally presented as a paper to the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and letters, March 22, 1974, with Lee Gough and John Wallace.

     "Should We Elect or Appoint State Government                Executives: Some New Data Concerning State Attorneys      General," Midwest Review of Public Administration,            v. 8, January, 1974, pp.  17-41.

"A Theoretical and Methodological Inquiry into Ambition Theory:  Reassessment and Redirection," Political Inquiry, Fall, 1973, pp.  96-148.

             "Careers of Mississippi Attorneys General," Journal of Mississippi History, v. 33, May, 1973, pp.  183-191, with John Thompson.

               "The Problem of College Student Voting:  Proposed                Solutions," Wake Forest Law Review, v. 7, June, 1971.               pp. 398-421.

               "Problems of Legislative Representation:  A Proposed

             Solution," Wake Forest Law Review, v. 6, March, 1970, pp. 235-53.   August, 1977, pp.  203-224.

"Constitutional Politics in the American States:  Keys to Crises,"  Authority in Crisis, v. 1, May, 1969, pp. 50-65.

               "Political Parties and State Constitutional  

            Conventions, "Business and Government Review (Univ.

            of Missouri), vol. 9, no. 2, March-April 1968, pp.

            58-64.

 

OTHER ARTICLES AND PUBLICATIONS (Alphabetical by title)    

 

          "Access to Hospital News," Freedom of Information             Center Reports (School of Journalism, University of                Missouri), No. 124, May, 1973, with William Leaver.

          "Are We Doomed to Become Another Detroit," Up North,

          (North Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce), May 1992.

          "Attitudes Toward Open Meeting Laws:  A Comparative             Analysis of Professional Administrators and Local               Politicians," Freedom of Information Center Reports,

          v. 358, August, 1976.

          "Battleground States 1996," Casino Executive Magazine,

          April 1996.

          "Canada:  The Future of Casino Gaming is Now", Gaming              and Wagering Business, October 15, 1988, pp. 1, 70-            71

          "A Canadian Model of Casino Development," Newsletter of                the National Association for Gambling Studies                      (Sydney, Australia), v. 7, no. 2, November 1995, pp.                12-24.

          "The Case Against U.S. Attorney General's Office,"

             Kalamazoo Gazette, April 9, 1974.

          "The Case For Indian Casinos," Indian Gaming, May 1992.

          "The Casinos of Belgium:  Taxed, Regulated, Illegal,"                Gaming and Wagering Business, April 1988, pp. 1, 36-                   37.

          "The Casinos of South America,"  Slot-Line of the                 Gaming World, September-October, 1989.

            "Casino Proposals Likely to Die in Colo., Ark.," Gaming              and Wagering Business, November 1984.

          "Central America: Governments Impede Casino Growth,"

               Gaming and Wagering Business, April 1989, p.  1. 

          "Combating Sexual Harassment in the Gaming Industry,"                 Casino Journal, October l992, pp. 40-41, with

               Michele Comeau.

          "Common Factors Behind Casino Failures,"  Gaming and

             Wagering Business, November 1987, pp. 36-41, with Virginia Bakay.

          "Debate on Federal Regulation of Gaming Heats Up," Las 

             Vegas Review Journal, October 9, l994.

          "Defining Politics Through Student Involvement,"                          Improving College and University Teaching, v. 20,                   Summer, 1972.

          "Detroit Fights Back," You Bet: Canada's Gaming Report,

             November l994.

          "East Block Gaming:  Ideology has Nothing to do with

             It," Gaming and Wagering Business, January 15, 1989, p. 1, 30.

          "El Machismo y su Manifestacion en la Operacion de

             Casinos en America Latina,"  El Mexican--Gran Dario Regional, Mexiali, November 7-13, 1991.

        "End of Monopolies Creates Uncertainty in W. Germany," Gaming and Wagering Business, September 15, 1988, pp. 1, 52-54.

          "Environmental Protection and Attorneys General," Great

             Lakes Focus (Journal of International Joint Commission on the Great Lakes), v. 4, April, 1978, with Bradley Smith.

          "European Casinos", A 42 article series in Las Vegas

             Sun, February 1988-February 1989.

          "The European Style Casino," Las Vegas Sun, December 2,             1986.

          "Expanding Enterprise:  The Casino Industry of Europe,"           Las Vegas Sun, Series, September 26, 27, 28, 1987.

          "The Federal Regulation of Sports Gaming," editorial,                   Las Vegas Review Journal, January 10, 1993.

          "Forked Tongue Speaks Again: Case of New Mexico," Poker               World, March 1996.

          "Four Decades of Michigan Attorneys General," Michigan      Heritage, v. 14, Spring, 1973, pp.  135-142.

          "France:  Losing Ground in Casino Race", Gaming and                 Wagering Business, November 15, 1988, pp. 1, 24-45.

          "Freedom of Information and Disaster:  Fire at MGM

             Grand," Freedom of Information Center Reports, May, 1981, with Janice Marie.

          "Freedom of Information and the State Attorney

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          "The Future of Gaming in the World," Transition: The                   Future of Gambling in Saskatchewan, Fall 1995,                         Published by Canadian Mental Health Association in                    Saskatchewan, pp. 26-32.

          "Gambling Addiction Moves into the Spotlight," Las                   Vegas Business Press, September 24, 2001, p. 5.

          "Gambling and the Law:  The Historical View," Hotel and                Casino Law Letter, May, 1984.

        "Good Customer Service is No Mirage,"  Gaming and Wagering Business, Wagering Business, v. 14, no. 9, September, 1992.

          "Good News from Louisiana Too," Poker World, v. 1, no.              2,February 1996.

         

 

          "The Gross Receipts Tax: A Commentary," Communique,                  Official Journal of the Clark County Bar Assn,

               January, 2003, p. 22.

          "He was a Promising Young Man," North Carolina

             Education, September, 1970.

        "Holland Casinos:  Looking out for New Opportunities," Gaming and Wagering Business, July 15, 1988, pp. 1, 52-54.

          "Holland's other Casinos," Casino Gaming, July-August                   1987, pp. 14-16.

          "The High School Government Teacher," D.E.A. News

             (Division of Educational Affairs, American Political Science Association), Fall, 1976, with Paul Mooradian.

          "Hotel Security in Las Vegas", Hotel and Casino Law

              Letter (U.N.L.V.), March 1987, pp. 74-75.

          "How You Pray and How You Play: Religion and Gambling,"

             You Bet: Canada's Gaming Report, December l994.

          "If Students Could Vote," North Carolina Education,                   April, 1970.

          "Indian Gaming Heats Up," Casino Journal, April, 1989.

        "Is Las Vegas Doomed to Become Another Detroit," Las Vegas Metropolitan Economic Indicators, v. 5, Spring 1992.

          "Is Your Township Considering A Superintendent                         Position?" Michigan Township News, v. 23, July, 1981.

          "To Keep the Winning Formula," Casino Executive, v. 1

           no. 8, November 1995, pp. 57-58.

          "A Las Vegas Professor Looks at Canadian Gambling," You

             Bet: Canada's Gaming Report, January l994.

          "The Last Resort:  Campaigns for Casinos," in The                   Gambling Studies:  Proceedings of the Sixth National           Conference on Gambling and Risk Taking, William R.                  Eadington, ed., (Reno:  University of Nevada, 1985),              with John Dombrink.

          "Lumea Cazinourilor," Business Tech International

             (Romania), v. I, No. 3, February-March, 1992, pp. 1215.

          "Make Everyone Your Eyes, Your Ears, and Your Host,"   

               Gaming and Wagering Business, September 15, 1991,                     with Michele Comeau.

          "National Gaming Regulators will Best Assess the Public              Good,"  Las Vegas Review Journal, January 10, 1993,                     p. 3C.

          "Nevada and New Jersey Gambling:  One on One,"                    Inside Out (U.N.L.V.), February 1984.

          "New Casino States for 1986," LV Magazine, June 1986,          pp. 42ff.

          "Ohioan Harding Deserves a Proper Eulogy,"Toledo Blade,

           August 1, 1988. 

     "One Minute More at Rio,"  Casino Journal, June 1992,         with Michelle Comeau.

          "On the Death of the Casino Movement,"  Gaming Business

          Magazine, February 1984, pp. 130, 79-80.

          "Politics and Prison Reform," Corrections Quarterly,

        v. 2, June, 1972, pp. 31-45, with Richard McAnaw.

          "Public Pension Reform," Employee Benefits Journal,

          v. 3, Summer     1978.

          "Puerto Rico:  Heavy Taxes, Regs Burden Casinos,"

        Gaming and Wagering Business, September 15, 1989, p. 1,73-76.


          "Reading the Readability Rules," Pension World, v. 15,

             May, 1979; reprinted in Reading Horizons, Summer, 1980.

          "Regional Programs:  More Potential than Success,"

             Water and Sewage Works, v. 124, May, 1977, with Bradley Smith.

          "Reinvesting Revenues: The Tax Attack and the Circled

            Wagons," Indian Gaming, June 1996.

          "Reinvesting Revenues: Wisconsin Tribes--Improving

            An Economy," Indian Gaming, July 1996

          "Reservation Bingo Hits the Jackpot," State Government

             News, June, 1984.

          "Selecting the Right Casino Jurisdictions," Poker               World, February 1996.

          "Silent for 54 years, Spanish Casinos are Drawing  

             Crowds,"  Gaming and Wagering Business, May, 1988, pp. 1, 38.

          "Social Security is a Political Problem,"