Douglas M. Walker, Ph.D.

Research

Recently published

How bad sports betting research can lead to bad sports betting regulations

with Brent Evans · Journal of Gambling Business and Economics (2026)

How casino match play promotions can hook gamblers (and non-gamblers)

with Brent Evans · UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal (2025)

Selected journal articles

Did video gaming expansion boost municipal revenues in Illinois?

with Gary A. Wagner · Southern Economic Journal (2021)

The effect of casino proximity on lottery sales: Evidence from Maryland

with Will E. Cummings and Chad D. Cotti · Contemporary Economic Policy (2017)

Social and economic impacts of gambling

with Russell S. Sobel · Current Addiction Reports (2016)

Setting win limits: An alternative approach to “responsible gambling”?

with Stephen W. Litvin, Russell S. Sobel, and Renée A. St-Pierre · Journal of Gambling Studies (2015)

Casino revenue sensitivity to competing casinos: A spatial analysis of Missouri

with Todd M. Nesbit · Growth and Change (2014)

Visiting appointments

During the 2021-22 academic year, I was Visiting Distinguished Research Fellow in Gambling Economics at UNLV's International Gaming Institute. Prior to that, during my 2014 sabbatical, I was a visiting professor at the Cambridge Health Alliance's Division on Addiction and Harvard Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, where I studied responsible gambling.