Gambling as a base for hypothecated taxation: The UK's national lottery and electronic gaming machines in Australia

Public Money and Management

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 167-174

  Pickernell, David ^a   Brown, Kerry ^b   Worthington, Andrew ^b   Crawford, Mary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

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EID: 2642576433     PISSN: 09540962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9302.2004.00414.x     Document Type: Article

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