Examining the indirect impact of showroom entertainment on hourly slot gaming volume: The case of a Las Vegas hotel-casino

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 522-529

  Suh, Eunju ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Casino gaming; Casino management; Casino marketing; Casino operations analysis; Showroom entertainment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955136921     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2010.08.006     Document Type: Article

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