Residents' perceptions of casino impacts: A comparative study

Tourism Management

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 189-201

  Lee, Choong Ki ^a   Kang, Soo K ^b   Long, Patrick ^c   Reisinger, Yvette ^d  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Casino; Colorado; Community benefits; Residents' perceptions; South Korea; Support

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GAMBLING; PERCEPTION; RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL IMPACT; SOCIAL THEORY;

ASIA; COLORADO; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH KOREA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70450250371     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2009.02.011     Document Type: Article

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