Chasing Lightning: Gambling in Canada

Authors: V. Perrier Mandal & C. Vander Doelen

Throwing good money after bad in a desperate and doomed attempt to have luck strike. Questions and concerns emerge across the nation as gambling establishes a strong financial thread in our social fabric.  Are communities really prospering in casino towns? Are there more jobs? More opportunities? More associated commerce?  Are border towns exporting our troubles?   Chasing Lightning is uniquely Canadian in content, combining strong analysis with first-person accounts of both proponents and critics of the gambling industry.