2020
DOI: 10.4309/jgi.2020.44.2
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Does Gambling Harm or Benefit Other Industries? A Systematic Review

Abstract: The economic benefits of gambling may be offset by economic harm to other industries. This economic phenomenon, also known as substitution or cannibalization, refers to a new product that diverts consumption and profits from other products or industries. Gambling may displace revenue from other businesses, but economic impact studies on gambling do not consider such shifts between expenditures. This paper presents a systematic review of the available evidence (N = 118) on whether the introduction or expansion … Show more

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“…However, such an approach is complicated by the fact that there is no evidence currently to substantiate that gambling would produce more significant multiplier effects than another economic sector. Instead, gambling appears to substitute consumption from other industry sectors (Marionneau & Nikkinen, 2020b). The Italian figures also do not include taxes paid on gambling winnings.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…However, such an approach is complicated by the fact that there is no evidence currently to substantiate that gambling would produce more significant multiplier effects than another economic sector. Instead, gambling appears to substitute consumption from other industry sectors (Marionneau & Nikkinen, 2020b). The Italian figures also do not include taxes paid on gambling winnings.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Other items, such as operating costs which could be understood as a contribution through multiplier effects (e.g., Gross, 1998), or winnings back to players were not considered here as a surplus to society as the focus was on the financial benefits to the state and related beneficiaries. Furthermore, previous literature has shown that gambling does not appear to have more significant multiplier effects than other industries, but rather diverts consumption from elsewhere (Marionneau & Nikkinen, 2020b;Rose, 2001). We have also not added taxes paid on gambling winnings to these figures even though such taxes apply in Italy.…”
Section: Analysis Methodsmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…Many societal level harms are also not a direct result of problematic gambling, but of gambling provision more generally (Nikkinen & Marionneau, 2014). For example, gambling consumption may substitute other forms of consumption that could be equally or even more productive for societies (Marionneau & Nikkinen, 2020). The gambling industry may also be particularly prone to different types of illegal activity, including corruption, and money-laundering (Banks & Waugh, 2019).…”
Section: Societal Levelmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Sectors negatively affected by casino tourism are manufacturing, agriculture, mining and retailing. Sectors positively affected by casino tourism are the alcohol sector, real estate, insurance, finance, and construction sectors (Marionneau and Nikkinen, 2020). Philander and Bernhard (2012) in their research determined that casino tourism does not have any negative impact on other sectors in the region.…”
Section: Casino Tourism and Its Effectsmentioning
confidence: 99%