Professor Walker has published two books (one translated to Chinese, one to Japanese) and more than 50 chapters and peer reviewed journal articles on various gambling issues.

For a full list of Dr. Walker’s publications, see his CV or research page on his College of Charleston website. Several recent journal publications are listed below. If you would like a free PDF of any of these articles or the Casinonomics book (2013), please email dougwalker2@gmail.com. Published Casinonomics projects are indicated with ⊕.

⊕ The Relationship Between U.S. Economy and Consumer Spending in the U.S. Casino Sector
with A. Meister and R. Sobel. Gaming Law Revview (2024)

A Comparison of Clustered and Isolated Casino Performance in Missouri
with T. Nesbit. UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal (2023)

Quitting While You’re Ahead: Evidence for Individual Gambling Thresholds from a Survey of Massachusetts Gamblers
with D. LaPlante and S. Nelson. Journal of Gambling Business and Economics (2022)

Did Video Gaming Expansion Boost Municipal Revenues in Illinois?
with Gary Wagner. Southern Economic Journal (2021)

⊕ The Effect of Casino Proximity on Lottery Sales: Zip Code-Level Evidence from Maryland
with Will Cummings and Chad Cotti. Contemporary Economic Policy (2017)

A Review of Regulatory Theory and the US Casino Industry
with Peter Calcagno. Journal of Gambling Business and Economics (2016)

Setting Win Limits: An Alternative Approach to “Responsible Gambling”?
with Stephen Litvin, Russell Sobel, and Renee St-Pierre. Journal of Gambling Studies (2015)

Casino Revenue Sensitivity to Competing Casinos: A Spatial Analysis of Missouri
with Todd Nesbit. Growth and Change (2014)

Casinonomics: The Socioeconomic Impacts of Gambling (book, 2013)