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Eadington, William Richard was born on January 1, 1946 in Fullerton, California, United States. Son of Thomas James and Mary Elizabeth (Bastanchury) Eadington.
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Eadington, William Richard was born on January 1, 1946 in Fullerton, California, United States. Son of Thomas James and Mary Elizabeth (Bastanchury) Eadington.
Bachelor of Science, Santa Clara University, 1967. Master of Arts, Claremont Graduate School, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy, Claremont Graduate School, 1973.
Assistant professor economics, U. Nevada, Reno, 1969-1974;
associate professor, U. Nevada, Reno, 1974-1981;
professor economics, U. Nevada, Reno, since 1981;
U. Nevada Reno Foundation professor, U. Nevada, Reno, 1990-1991;
director, Institute for Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming, Reno, since 1989. Visiting professor U. Utah, Germany, 1977-1978, U. Salford, since 1995. Visiting professor Center Addiction Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1989-1990, lecturer Kennedy School Government, 1990.
Academic visitor London School Economics, 1978, 87.
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Fellow International Academy Study of Tourism. Member American Economics Association.
Married Margaret Ann Dean, February 3, 1968. Children: Diana, Michael.