Casino gaming and tourism in Canada

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 328-332

  Maclaurin, Tanya ^a   Maclaurin, Donald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Betting; Canada; Casinos; Tourism; Video games

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986009652     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110310488177     Document Type: Article

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