Economic impact of the Cairns casino PETER BYRON

Economic impact of the Brisbane casino

Exploring Casino Impact Perceptions of a Unique Population

Absract This study is an investigation of the impact perceptions of Social Service Providers, Law Enforcement Officers, and Economic Development Officers to acquire a wide spectrum of community views. In doing so, this study advances the literature by examining this unique population's perceptions of casino gambling impacts and factors driving those perceptions, and their support for casinos in...

Matching Estimation, Casino Gambling and the Quality of Life

Little consensus exists in the literature as to the impact of casino gambling on regional economic development. This paper uses a propensity score matching estimator to assess the bottom line impact of casino gambling on the welfare of local residents. It extends the literature in two important ways. First, the traditional matching estimation model is extended to consider a kernel weighting for...

Measuring the Economic Effects of Casinos on Local Areas:

1 Introduction The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of community matching, one of the methods we will use to analyze the economic impacts of gaming venues in Massachusetts. 1 Community matching involves selecting a group of communities that are economically and demographically similar to the casino host communities in Massachusetts. Once casinos open in Massachusetts, comparisons...

MARK NICHOLS, B. GRANT STITT and DAVID GIACOPASSI COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTS OF CASINOS ON QUALITY OF LIFE

Recent attention has focused upon the social and economic impact of legalized gambling, particularly casino gambling. Though considerable attention has been paid to the effects on individuals in such areas as problem gambling, less attention has been given to the effect casino gambling has on citizens’ day-today life. In particular, how does the introduction of casino gambling affect their qual...