Does casino availability impact participation in gambling and problem gambling risk levels?

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Author(s): Philander, Kahlil S.

Journal: Tourism Management

Year Published: 2018

Date Added: December 07, 2018

The relationship between the number of casinos in an area and gambling problems is unknown. The current study merged a large and representative health data set with casino location data to estimate the relationship. An increased number of casinos in an area was related to increases in both gambling participation and problem gambling risk. Hospitality and tourism planners could consider increased investment in responsible and problem gambling programs when expanding gambling venues in an area.

Citation: Philander, K. S. (2019). Regional impacts of casino availability on gambling problems: Evidence from the Canadian Community Health Survey. Tourism Management, 71, 173-178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2018.10.017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2018.10.017

Keywords: adaptation ; casinos ; gambling availability ; gambling exposure ; problem gambling ; public policy ; tourism

Topics: Gambling Exposure ; Information for Policy Makers ; Venue/Casino

Conceptual Framework Factors: Exposure - Adaptation ; Exposure - Gambling Setting ; Environment - Public Policy ; Gambling Exposure

Response Rate: N/A

Study Design: Observational: Cross-sectional

Geographic Coverage: Canada, British Columbia ; Canada, Manitoba ; Canada, Quebec ; Canada, Saskatchewan

Study Population: Canadian residents (N=50,048) aged 12 or older from across four provinces.

Sampling Procedure: The Canadian Community Health Survey uses three sampling frames to select its sample of households: 40.5% of the sample of households are selected from an area frame, 58.5% are selected from a list frame of telephone numbers and the remaining 1% are selected from a Random Digit Dialling (RDD) sampling frame.