Casino décor effects on gambling emotions and intentions

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 524-545

  Finlay, Karen ^a   Marmurek, Harvey H C ^a   Kanetkar, Vinay ^a   Londerville, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Casino design; Environment; Environment psychology; Problem gambling; Restoration

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; COGNITION; GAMBLING; GENDER ROLE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PSYCHOLOGY; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; SIMULATION;

EID: 77953868404     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: 1552390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916509341791     Document Type: Article

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