The social cost of gambling in Macao: Before and after the liberalisation of the gaming industry

International Gambling Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-56

  Fong, Davis K C ^a   Fong, Hoc Nang ^a   Li, Shao Zhi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

Author keywords

Casino; Casino games; DSM IV; Gamblers Anonymous; Gambling; Gambling industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953787043     PISSN: 14459795     EISSN: 14794276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14459795.2010.548393     Document Type: Article

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