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Convenience Gambling
Bernard L. UngarJohn Baldwin
其他書名
Information on Economic and Social Effects in Selected Locations
出版DIANE Publishing, 2000-10
主題Games & Activities / Gambling / General
ISBN07567183769780756718374
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=nPvwdIv--DYC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋This report provides information specifically on the economic and social effects of convenience gambling in the U.S. The National Gambling Impact Study Commission (NGISC) has defined convenience gambling as the placement of slot machines or video poker terminals in restaurants, bars, drugstores, and other retail businesses meant to attract local residents, as opposed to tourists. This report focuses on the: (1) economic effects of convenience gambling, particularly on employment, tax revenues and community investment, and bankruptcy; and (2) social effects of convenience gambling, including the prevalence of pathological gambling. Charts and tables.