From illegal gambling to legal gaming: Casinos in Israel

Tourism Management

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 281-291

  Israeli, Aviad A ^a   Mehrez, Abraham ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Casinos; Cost benefit analysis; Gambling; Legalized gambling

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GAMBLING; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURIST ATTRACTION;

ISRAEL;

EID: 0034074103     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-5177(99)00059-X     Document Type: Article

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