The influential attributes that affect resident slot gamblers’ repatronage intentions and willingness to recommend casinos to others

Journal of Hospitality and Leisure Marketing

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 343-367

  Yi, Sunyoung ^a   Busser, James A ^b  

^a Venetian Resort Hotel Casino   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Casino attributes; Recommend; Repatronage; Slot players

Indexed keywords

EID: 75749095169     PISSN: 10507051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10507050801949712     Document Type: Article

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