Casino gambling and bankruptcy in new United States casino jurisdictions

Nichols, Mark W.; Stitt, B. Grant; Giacopassi, David

doi:10.1016/s1053-5357(00)00071-8

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“…Based on the investigation conducted by Smith and Hinch's (1996), Canada's casinos are not major selling points that attract tourists because the majority of casino visitors are local residents. However, casino operations often cause a radical increase in the local gambling population (Grinols, 1995;Truitt, 1996) and may even trigger an upsurge in bankruptcy rates (Nichols, Stitt, & Giacopassi, 2000). Because these negative impacts of gambling businesses have been clearly observed in many places, one of the key points of this study is whether the attitudes of local residents who participate in gaming industries influence their perspectives regarding the impact of casino gambling operations.…”

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confidence: 96%

The social, economic, and environmental impacts of casino gambling on the residents of Macau and Singapore

Chen

2015

Tourism Management

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h i g h l i g h t sThe viewpoints of Macau and Singapore residents about impacts of casino gambling. Macau residents tended to be higher scores regarding the consequences of gambling. Diverse viewpoints of correlation between gambling behaviors and casino influences. The differences of other extensively influential factors could be further studied. a b s t r a c tThis study examines the viewpoints of Macau and Singapore residents to the development of casino gambling and the social, economic, and environmental impacts that are thought to arise. It also assesses whether differences exist between socio-demographic groupings. The sample comprised 416 respondents from Macau and 409 from Singapore. An analysis using primarily descriptive statistics indicated both sub-samples had similar viewpoints although Macau residents tended to have higher scores pertaining to the consequences of gambling. It is suggested that the differences arise due to the greater exposure of Macau residents to the influences of casino development.

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Section: The Basic Information Of the Surveyed Subjectsmentioning

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The social, economic, and environmental impacts of casino gambling on the residents of Macau and Singapore

Chen

2015

Tourism Management

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“…As legalized gambling has increased, so too have the rates of personal bankruptcy filings. Before 1988, Nevada and New Jersey were the only states that had legalized forms of casino gambling (13). In 1999, 48 states allowed some form of legalized gambling (14).…”

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Pathologic gambling and bankruptcy

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Comprehensive Psychiatry

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“…Given its nature and structure, repeated gambling results in a debt that a person is unable to pay increasing the potential risk for individuals to turn to crime to maintain their habit or declare bankruptcy (Nichols, Stitt & Giacopassi, 2000). Two complementary types of research are often used to highlight this problem: these are; psychological 'micro', and economic 'macro' research.…”

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confidence: 99%