Doug Walker operates Casinonomics Consulting. His specialty is the economic and social impacts of gambling. For projects that involve inter-disciplinary issues, Dr. Walker works with a network of academic colleagues from other disciplines, including psychology, public health, social work, and law. Casinonomics can handle small and large projects on any aspect of gambling.

Staff that have recently worked on Casinonomics projects include:

Brent A. Evans, Ph.D.
Dr. Brent Evans is an Assistant Professor of Finance at Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville, Georgia. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Mississippi State University and a Master of Financial Planning degree from the University of Georgia. His research focuses on gambling policy, consumer financial behavior, household finance, and the economic effects of gambling regulation. Dr. Evans has authored nearly 30 peer-reviewed academic publications and is the creator of FreeFinanceBook.com, an open-access personal finance textbook used by students and instructors worldwide. Prior to entering academia, he spent a brief period as a professional poker player, providing firsthand experience with the gambling industry that complements his academic research and policy analysis.

Russell S. Sobel, Ph.D.
Dr. Sobel is a Professor of Economics & Entrepreneurship at The Citadel, in Charleston, SC. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Florida State University in 1994. He has authored or co-authored over 150 books and articles, including a nationally-best-selling college Principles of Economics textbook. His research has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and others. He has won numerous awards for both his teaching and his research, including the 2008 Sir Anthony Fisher Award for the best state policy publication of the year. His recent research focuses in the areas of state economic policy reform and entrepreneurship. Dr. Sobel performs data collection and analysis, and econometric analysis with Casinonomics.

Douglas M. Walker, Ph.D.
Dr. Walker is a Professor of Economics at the College of Charleston, in Charleston, SC. During the fall 2014 term he was a Visiting Professor at Harvard Medical School and the Cambridge Health Alliance, Division on Addiction. He has been studying legalized gambling since 1995. He has published more than 50 journal articles and book chapters on the economic and social impacts of gambling, particular casino gambling. Walker has experience consulting for industry, government, and research organizations.