Too close to home? The relationships between residential distance to venue and gambling outcomes

International Gambling Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 257-273

  Young, Martin ^a   Markham, Francis ^b   Doran, Bruce ^c  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

electronic gaming machines; gambling; geography; travel; venue

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863894349     PISSN: 14459795     EISSN: 14794276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14459795.2012.664159     Document Type: Article

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