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RESEARCH DIVISION

The Campaign Trail: Gambling Money, Elections, and Influence

Presidential campaign rhetoric, dark money expenditures, state constitutional referendums, and bipartisan lobbying coalitions reflect how commercial gaming emerged from post-war stigma into a major force in American political finance.

What Candidates Said About Gambling Campaign Trail
Campaign Trail

What Candidates Said About Gambling

Historical analysis of public statements, debates, and policy platforms on gambling by U.S. presidential candidates from 1960 to the present.

Casino Money & Political Donations Campaign Trail
Campaign Trail

Casino Money & Political Donations

An investigation into campaign finance, casino corporate PACs, mega-donors Sheldon Adelson and Steve Wynn, and federal lobbying clout.

Gambling Ballot Measures Campaign Trail
Campaign Trail

Gambling Ballot Measures

An examination of direct democracy and gambling ballot initiatives in the US, from riverboat casinos to the 2022 California referendums.

Casinos and Presidential Campaigns Campaign Trail
Campaign Trail

Casinos and Presidential Campaigns

A study of the intersection of casinos and presidential campaigns, highlighting Atlantic City history and the Nevada presidential primary.

Positions of Democrats and Republicans Campaign Trail
Campaign Trail

Positions of Democrats and Republicans

A detailed ideological comparison of Democratic and Republican approaches to commercial gaming, tribal sovereignty, internet poker, and sports betting.

Conflicts of Interest and Political Advertising Campaign Trail
Campaign Trail

Conflicts of Interest and Political Advertising

An investigation of political advertising ethics, dark money in gaming referendums, and corporate media conflicts in sports betting coverage.