Placing Bets: gambling venues and the distribution of harm

Australian Geographer

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 425-444

  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; gambling related harm; Northern Territory; spatial distribution; venues

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; GAMBLING; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; LIBERALIZATION; MARKET CONDITIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; URBAN AREA;

AUSTRALIA; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

EID: 84871110695     PISSN: 00049182     EISSN: 14653311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049182.2012.731302     Document Type: Article

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