May 6, 2003

Faculty Frequently Cited For Gambling Research

The current fiscal challenges faced by states has officials searching for new or enhanced sources of revenue. For some states, legalized gambling is a possible new pool of dollars that does not involve a new tax.

Two University of Illinois faculty members -- Professor of Economics Earl Grinols and Professor of Business Administration John Kindt -- are frequently contacted about gambling revenues and about the costs of legalized gambling in the form of slot machines and tracks. Recently Grinols was interviewed by the Associated Press, which resulted in several articles in newspapers around the country:

• Harrisburg, PA, Herald-Mail, May 1, 2003 (Grinols)
• The Washington, PA, Observer-Reporter, May 1, 2003 (Grinols)
• The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 1, 2003 (Grinols)
• Chicago Daily Herald, May 15, 2003 (Grinols)
• Chicago Daily Herald, May 14, 2003 (Grinols)
• Southern Illinoisian, May 19, 2003 (Kindt)
• Chicago Daily Herald, May 12, 2003 (Kindt)
• Seattle Post-Intelligencer, May 13, 2003 (Kindt)
• New York Daily News, April 30, 2003 (Kindt) [available for purchase on the Daily News website]
• London, Ontario, Free Press, April 30, 2003 (Grinols and Kindt) [no longer available online]
• University of Illinois News Bureau release, May 1, 2003 (Kindt)