Inter- and Intra-Gender similarities and differences in motivations for casino gambling

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 111-130

  Walker, Gordon J ^a   Hinch, Thomas D ^a   Weighill, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Casino gambling; Cluster analysis; Gender; Masculinity; Motivation

Indexed keywords

GAMBLING; GENDER DISPARITY;

EID: 16344370778     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490400590912042     Document Type: Article

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