Impacts of riverboat gaming on community quality

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 323-337

  Hsu, Cathy ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community quality; Quality of life; Resident perception; Riverboat casino; Riverboat gaming

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344132477     PISSN: 10963480     EISSN: 15577554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109634809802200401     Document Type: Article

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