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The costs and benefits of slot machines regulation for municipalities.
Kaisner, Jakub ; Dušek, Libor (advisor) ; Běláčková, Vendula (referee)
Gambling is a complicated topic not only because of its addictive features but it requires knowledge of medical, social and economic field. The current public discussion about new gambling law is moreover disturbed by false arguments and manipulations coming from activists. In the first part of this thesis I focused on paper (PCP, 2014): Socio-economic costs of gambling in Czech Republic, which is considered to be a cornerstone of new gambling law. I reviewed its way of data transfering and its presumptions and found out that the original amount of the costs were overvalued by 120 %. I also analysed the impacts of proposed measures, which have been prepared by the Treasury, the main regulator of gambling market. Measures are presented as harm reducing, but they will subvert the industry instead. In the third section I consider the threats and costs of electronic gaming machines prohibition, which had been introduced in some municipalities. The data analysis as well as field research did not validate the positive effects of EGM ban presented by anti-gambling activists. In final chapter I'm following less common approach to gambling not as a threat but as an opportunity and trying to evaluate the potential of gamblers from Germany and Austria, who are the frequent visitors of casinos at the czech side of the borders.
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Local currency: Alternative for poor and green regions?
Kaisner, Jakub ; Bartoň, Petr (advisor) ; Šustrová, Denisa (referee)
Do local currency initiatives rise in poorer regions with preference of green politics? That's one of the questions, that paper focused on regional currencies in Germany tried to answer. Analysis was performed on the sample of 29 districts, where the local currency project has been attempted. Research revealed the uneven concentration of projects in the country in favor of the wealthier areas with lower unemployment rates, a result opposite to that of similar research in the U.S. The assumption of higher preference of green politics in these districts was strongly proved. After comparison of active projects, and stopped, it became clear that projects in large cities are significantly less likely to succeed.
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