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He co-authored Over the Top: Solutions to the Sisyphus Dilemmas
of Life (with Brad Kenny 2003), State Attorneys General
and the Environment (with Brad Smith 1974) and wrote chapters
in The Office of Attorney General (U.S.Justice Dept,
1971). He and John Dombrink of the U. California-Irvine were
gaming consultants to the President's Commission on Organized
Crime. They wrote The Last Resort:Success and Failure in
Campaigns for Casinos (U.Nevada Press, l990). Thompson's
articles have appeared in publications such as Journal of
Gambling Studies, Casino Executive, and Gaming
and Wagering Business. He spent a sabbatical in Europe studying
casinos. He traveled throughout Latin America examining the
gaming industry. He's lectured extensively. He wrote a 45 article
series for the Las Vegas Sun on casinos. He co-authored
and co-edited (with Anthony Cabot and Andrew Tottenham) International
Casino Law (U.N.Reno, l99l, 93, 99). He's consulted on customer
service, co-authoring (with Michele Comeau) Casino Customer
Service=The WIN WIN Game (Gaming and Wagering Bus.,
1992, 1996); he is also the author of Legalized Gambling:
A Reference Handbook (1994,1997), and Native American
Issues (1996), both ABC-CLIO: 1-800-422-2546. He worked
with the Wisc. Public Research Inst., co-authoring (with Ricardo
Gazel and Dan Rickman): The Economic Impact of Native American
Casinos in Wisconsin (1995), The Social Cost of Gambling
in Wisconsin (1996), Crime and Casinos in Wisconsin (1996).
Gambling in America:An Encyclopedia (ABC-Clio) was published
in 2001.
Dr. Thompson appeared as gambling authority twice on N.B.C.'s
"Today Show," A.B.C.'s "World News
Tonight" and "Nightline," C.N.N.'s
"Crossfire," C.B.S.'s "Nightly News"
and "48 Hours," "Newshour with Jim
Lehrer," "Going Places," and "Frontline,"
on P.B.S., "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,"
Fox News' "O'Reilly Factor," N.P.R.'s "Morning
Edition," and "All Things Considered,"
CBC's "Sunday Morning" and a special on The
Learning Channel. He has been quoted in news media including
Time, Newsweek, Business Week, Fortune,
Reader's Digest, Forbes, Wall Street Journal,
The Economist, Financial Post, Governing,
Macleans, Canadian Business, Christian Science
Monitor, Washington Post, New York Times,
The Globe and Mail, Vancouver Sun, and Los
Angeles Times. Consultant: National Gambling Impact Study
Comm., Loto Quebec, Crystal Casino, Winnipeg, Detroit Casino
Study Commission, Puerto Rico Tourism Co., Netherlands Bd of
Casino Games, and Native American gaming in Michigan, California,
Arizona, Washington, Idaho, Texas, Montana, and Ontario. He
has a Honorable discharge from the U.S. Marine Corps and Missouri
Army National Guard.
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