Venue Staff Knowledge of Their Patrons' Gambling and Problem Gambling

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 155-169

  Delfabbro, Paul ^a   Borgas, Mignon ^a   King, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Identification; Problem gambling; Venue staff

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PERSONALITY TEST; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RECOGNITION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860426662     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-011-9252-2     Document Type: Article

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