Economic Issues

Clyde W. Barrow, Ph.D.

Director, Center for Policy Analysis and Professor of Public Policy
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
508-999-9265
cbarrow@umassd.edu
Analyzes economic and fiscal impact, conducts survey research on gaming behavior

Eugene Martin Christiansen

Chief Executive Officer
Christiansen Capital Advisors LLC
212-779-9797
cca-ny@verizon.net
Consultant and financial adviser to leisure industries and governments

Brian Gordon, CPA

Principal
Applied Analysis           
702-967-3333
bgordon@appliedanalysis.com
Expert on economic and fiscal impact analyses

Richard Thalheimer, Ph.D.

President
Thalheimer Research Associates, Inc.
859-255-3073
rthal@gte.net
Expert on the economics of pari-mutuel horse racing, racino and casino gaming; estimated casino/racino gaming revenue relative to existing and potential geographic locations; conducted an analysis of the relationship of casino gaming to personal bankruptcies

Douglas Walker, Ph.D.

Professor of Economics
College of Charleston
843-953-8192
walkerd@cofc.edu
Noted researcher specializing in economic impact of casinos and author of "The Economics of Casino Gambling"