Participation in Internet Gambling Markets: An International Comparison of Online Gamblers' Profiles

Journal of Internet Commerce

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 24-40

  Humphreys, Brad R ^a   Perez, Levi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Canada; consumer characteristics; Internet gambling; Spain; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858668880     PISSN: 15332861     EISSN: 1533287X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332861.2012.650987     Document Type: Article

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