Economies of scale in the gaming industry: An analysis of casino operations on the las vegas strip and in atlantic city

Journal of Hospitality Financial Management

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-15

  Gu, Zheng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

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EID: 3242681599     PISSN: 10913211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10913211.2001.10653743     Document Type: Article

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