The influence of gaming expenditure on crime rates in south australia: A local area empirical investigation

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-12

  Wheeler, Sarah Ann ^a   Round, David K ^a   Sarre, Rick ^a   O'Neil, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gaming machine expenditure; Income generating crime; Local areas

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CRIME; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; RECREATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CRIME; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 37749035540     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-007-9070-8     Document Type: Article

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