An exploratory study of how casino dealer communication styles lead to player satisfaction

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2018, Pages 1246-1260

  Hwang, Jinsoo ^a   Park, Seulgi ^b  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

^b Baekseok University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

casino; Communication styles; dealer; player; satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 85049881599     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10548408.2018.1488648     Document Type: Article

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