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Journal Article
Wealth effect of geographical deregulation: the case of Illinois
Conference Paper
Impact of retail taxes on the Illinois-Indiana border
Working Paper
Why has Illinois manufacturing fallen behind the region?
Journal Article
Du Quoin strives to diversify beyond state fair
Journal Article
Effingham uses tax breaks to bounce back
Working Paper
Casino revenue and the Illinois smoking ban
Smoking was banned in all Illinois casinos in January 2008. We explore the effects that the smoking ban has had on Illinois casino revenue and attendance. Our empirical methodology extends and enhances that of previous literature in that we observe a natural experiment in comparing the performance of Illinois casinos with out-of-state casinos (no smoking ban) that share a market with Illinois casinos. Estimates suggest that revenue and admissions at Illinois casinos declined by more than 20 percent ($400 million) and 12 percent, respectively. Calculations reveal that casino tax revenue to ...