Indiana Business Review articles

Recent articles from Indiana Business Review

From the editor.(recessions)(Editorial)(Brief article)
March 22, 2009... Almost everyone does it. Gambling, that is. According to the Pew Research Center, nearly everyone gambles to some extent or another. And nearly all states have legalized it, according to the American Gaming Association. A quick look at our back cover for this issue shows us that nearly all...

The two-sided coin: casino gaming and casino tax revenue in Indiana.
March 22, 2009... Legal gambling in Indiana comprises various forms and venues ranging from large-scale commercial casinos with Vegas-like slot machines and table games to small stakes gaming on bingo, raffles, and pull-tab ticket games conducted by nonprofit organizations. The array of legal gaming in...

Future casino tax yields: what recent trends in casino wagering and attendance suggest.
March 22, 2009... This article considers and investigates the future growth potential of the state's wagering taxes. Gaming markets in many states that legalized casino gaming in the 1990s have matured, so the days of extremely robust annual revenue growth may be on the wane. Revenue growth looms large in...

Outlook for 2009.(Conference news)
December 22, 2008... December 2008 For thirty-six years, a group of Indiana University faculty has gathered at the Kelley School of Business each fall to consider the economic outlook for the coming year. In the process, they forecast the prospects in terms of global, national, state, metropolitan, and...

International outlook for 2009.
December 22, 2008... November 2008 After four years of strong growth, the world economy is falling into a major downturn and is forecasted to grow at only 2.2 percent in 2009. (1) This growth rate is at its lowest level since 2002 as concerns have intensified that the rich countries will face their deepest...