John M. Barron, Dept. of Economics at Purdue University; Michael E Staten of the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University, Washington D.C. and Stephanie M. Wilshusen Georgetown looked at larger market areas and determined, “Our analysis predicts an 8% decline in 1998 filing rates for casino and collar counties, and a 1.4% decline in filing rates nationwide if one were to eliminate casino gambling.”

The Impact of Casino Gambling on Personal Bankruptcy Filing Rates