Preface (Cyrille Fijnaut)

General Introduction (Cyrille Fijnaut)

1. McCreevy vs. Member States

2. The Netherlands vs. McCreevy

3. The Unilateral Choice of the European Parliament

4. The Mediatory Role of the Court of Justice

5. The Narrow Basis of the Institutional Power Struggle

6. A Study by the European Commission

7. The General Status of the Study

8. The Content of This Book

Ongoing Challenges in Research on the Social Costs of Gambling (Douglas Walker)

1. Introduction

2. Poor Research Practices

2.1. Ignoring Published Work

2.2. Dismissing Research Without Refutation

2.3. Conflicts of Interest

2.4. Failure to Analyze/Criticize Work Cited

2.5. Summary

3. Problems with Estimating the Social Costs of Gambling

3.1. Comorbidity

3.2. Surveys on Gambling Losses

3.3. Government Expenditures

3.4. Counterfactual Scenario

4. Conclusion

References

Casinos: Lessons Learnt from Cost-Benefit Analysis (Tom Coryn)

1. Introduction

2. The Method of Cost-Benefit Analysis in the Assessment of Casino Projects

2.1. The Advantages versus the Disadvantages of Opening a Casino

2.2. The Method of Cost-Benefit Analysis

2.3. Limited European Research on the Impact of Casinos

2.4. The Basis of Arguments is Often Debatable

3. The Methodology of Cost-Benefit Analysis

3.1. Which Costs and Benefits Must Be Included in the Analysis?

3.2. The Link between Cause and Effect

3.3. Measuring and Assessing Impact

4. The Maastricht Case and the Negative Assessment of the Casino Project by Soete & ter Weel

4.1. The Maastricht Case

4.2. A Brief Look at the Article by Soete & ter Weel

4.3. Comments on the "Rien ne va plus" Article

4.3.1. Comments on the Authors' Theoretical Observations about the Costs and Benefits of Casinos

4.3.2. Comments on the Authors' Observations about the Maastricht Case

4.3.3. An Important Lesson Learnt from the Maastricht Case and the Article by Soete & ter Weel

5. Recommendations for Further Research

5.1. In-depth Research into the Components of a Cost-Benefit Analysis

5.2. The Theoretical Framework, the Methodology and the Empirical Data

5.3. The Importance of Primary Sources and an Interdisciplinary and Transnational Approach

Appendix 1. Bibliography: Cost-Benefit Analysis of Casino Projects

Appendix 2. University Gambling Research Centres

Appendix 3. Gambling Publications

Gambling Policy in the European Union: Monopolies, Market Access, Economic Rents, and Competitive Pressures among Gaming Sectors in the Member States (William Eadington)

1. Introduction

2. Legal and Economic Circumstances of the Gambling Services Sector in the European Union

3. Justifications for Subsidiarity: Protections of European Union Citizens

4. A Case Study: the Casino Industry in the European Union

5. The Essential Policy Question, and the Future of Gaming in the European Union

The Study of Gambling Services in the Internal Market of the European Union: a Summary of the Final Report (William Eadington)

1. Purpose of the Study

1.1. The Legal Study

1.2. Economic Considerations

2. The Aggregate European Union Gambling Industry

3. The Remote Gambling Industry in the European Union

4. Scientific Studies and Published Literature on Gambling and its Consequences

5. Scenarios of Future Growth in the European Union Gambling Industry

Consumer Interests and the Regulation and Taxation of Gambling (David Forrest)

1. Motivation

2. Consumer Surplus and Lotteries

3. Allowing for Pathological Gambling

4. Consumer Benefit from a New Gaming Product

5. Competition in the European Union

6. Concluding Remarks

References

What Are the Costs and Benefits of Gambling in the United Kingdom? (Yuliya Crane)

1. Setting the Scene

2. Cost-Benefit Analysis

3. Calculating Costs and Benefits

3.1. How to Estimate a Future?

3.2. Estimating Costs Based on the Australian Productivity Commission Report

3.2.1. Financial Costs

3.2.2. Productivity Costs

3.2.3. Job Change Costs

3.2.4. Crime and Legal Costs

3.2.5. Personal and Family Costs

3.2.6. Treatment and Other Costs

3.3. Social Costs

3.3.1. Adjusted Estimation of Total Social Costs in Australia, Based on the Australian Productivity Commission Report

3.3.2. Estimation of Social Costs by Mode of Gambling

3.3.3. Estimation of Social Cost per Person in Australia, Based on the Australian Productivity Commission report

3.3.4. Estimation of Costs Based on New Casinos Built in the United Kingdom

3.4. Estimation of Benefits

3.4.1. Estimation of Transfers to the Government

3.4.2. Discussion on Producer Surplus

3.4.3. Consumer Surplus in the United Kingdom

3.4.3.1. Estimation of Consumer Surplus – All Gamblers are Rational

3.4.3.2. Estimation of Consumer Surplus – Problem and Recreational Gamblers are Treated Differently

3.4.4. Calculation of Total Benefits

3.5. Comparing Costs with Benefits from the Introduction of Sixteen New Casinos in the United Kingdom

4. Conclusion

References

The End of a Monopoly: An American Casino in Maastricht (Gerd Leers)

Closing Remarks: How Specific is the Regulation of Gambling? (Eric van Damme)

1. Introduction

2. Liberalisation: Network Industries

3. Lack of Liberalisation: The Gambling Industry

4. Economic Aspects and Arguments

5. Conclusion

References

About the Authors

Index