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Kyle B. Enfield, University of Virginia
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Joseph Yannielli, Aston University
Since 2001, a bronze statue of the Rev. John Witherspoon has loomed over a busy...
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Kent E Vrana, Penn State
Over the last five years, an often forgotten piece of U.S. federal legislation –...
Millions of Americans are problem gamblers – so why do so few people ever...
James P. Whelan, University of Memphis
The opportunity to gamble has moved from a trip to Vegas, to a...
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Tacey Hicks, Texas A&M University and Kathryn Shamberger, Texas A&M University
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Alvin Thomas, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Kevin J. Krizek, University of Colorado Boulder and John Hersey, University of Colorado Boulder
For the past century, the...
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