The Relationship Between Crime and Electronic Gaming Expenditure: Evidence from Victoria, Australia

Wheeler, Sarah Ann; Round, David K.; Wilson, John K.

doi:10.1007/s10940-010-9123-5

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“…Researchers also suggest that up to 80% of adolescents will have engaged in gambling by the time they are 18, 12–14 with up to 8% categorised as problem gamblers, and up to 15% at risk of developing problem gambling behaviours 15–17 . Researchers have also clearly shown that patterns of risky and problem gambling have significant broader impacts on the wellbeing of families 18,19 and communities 20–23 …”

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Sports betting marketing during sporting events: a stadium and broadcast census of Australian Football League matches

Thomas

Lewis

Duong

et al. 2012

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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Objective: Using Australian Football League (AFL) matches as a case study, we investigated the frequency, length and content of marketing strategies for sports betting during two specific settings: 1) at stadiums during four live matches; and 2) during eight televised broadcasts of matches. young male sports fans, and children); and 2) which public health and policy strategies, including regulation and harm minimisation messaging, will be effective in responding to wagering industry marketing strategies during sporting matches.

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Sports betting marketing during sporting events: a stadium and broadcast census of Australian Football League matches

Thomas

Lewis

Duong

et al. 2012

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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“…An integral part of the gambling landscape in an area is a higher incidence of crime, as evidenced by some studies (e.g. Wheeler, Round and Wilson, 2011).…”

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The spatial distribution of gambling and its economic benefits to municipalities in the Czech Republic

Fiedor

Szczyrba

Šerý

et al. 2017

Moravian Geographical Reports

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Gambling is a specific type of economic activity that significantly affects many aspects of society. It is associated mainly with negative impacts on the lives of individuals and their families, but it also has a positive economic impact on the public budgets of states, regions and municipalities. In this article, we focus on a geographic assessment of the development of gambling in the Czech Republic, which is based on a spatial analysis of data on licensed games and data on the revenues of municipalities arising from gambling. It turns out that the occurrence of gambling is strongly influenced by binary centre/periphery dichotomy, with the exception of the Czech-Austrian and Czech-German border areas which are characterised by a high concentration of casinos resulting from more rigid regulation of gambling on the other side of the border. In this research, the authors develop an innovative scientific discipline within Czech human geography: The geography of gambling.

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“…Clark and Walker () found a positive and significant relationship between the amount young adults lost while gambling and the likelihood of committing a crime. Wheeler, Round, and Wilson () examined the relationship between expenditure on electronic gaming and crime in the state of Victoria in Australia. Their research grouped crimes into income‐generating crimes (such as robbery, fraud, and theft) and non–income‐generating crimes (defined as all other crimes committed).…”

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Access to Legal Gambling and the Incidence of Crime: Evidence from Alberta

Humphreys¹,

Soebbing²

2013

Growth and Change

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Much research examines the positive and negative impacts of gambling in specific areas, including the relationship between gambling, such as casinos and electronic gaming, on crime. Since Grinols and Mustard, the academic literature finds a mixed relationship. The present research examines the relationship between video lottery terminals (VLTs) and casino gambling and crime in the province of Alberta from 1977 to 2008 using data from the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey. Estimates from a two‐way fixed effect regression indicate little association between gambling and crime. However, some positive and negative crime‐specific effects are found for both casinos and VLTs.

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The Relationship Between Crime and Electronic Gaming Expenditure: Evidence from Victoria, Australia

Cited by 15 publications

References 46 publications

Sports betting marketing during sporting events: a stadium and broadcast census of Australian Football League matches

Sports betting marketing during sporting events: a stadium and broadcast census of Australian Football League matches

The spatial distribution of gambling and its economic benefits to municipalities in the Czech Republic

Access to Legal Gambling and the Incidence of Crime: Evidence from Alberta

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