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Showing 1 to 20 of 59 for “"Casinos"”.
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Winning, losing, and breaking even : new casinos' effects on economic development impacts of existing casinos
The number of casinos has grown substantially since 1990 as states and localities try to find new tax revenue and jobs. After some initial successes across the United States and Canada, the strategy has become even more popular. With a business so dependent on tourists, how has the spread of casino …
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In pursuit of development: Casinos and local government in Northern Thailand
… The case study introduces the discussion on casinos and considers the economic, social and policy issues in Chiang Mai, using Chiang Rai as a control group. The reality of gambling in Thailand is set out concisely and serves to show the extent of the present incidence of illegal gambling. …
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Casino database marketing and market segmentation in Las Vegas hotel/casinos
This research is an exploratory study based upon a casino player database, which seeks to examine casino market segment behaviors and to investigate whether any relationships exist between demographics and profitability. It also seeks to establish whether the casino has effectively implemented its …
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Job satisfaction of slot department shift managers in Las Vegas casinos
… slot department shift managers in Las Vegas casinos. The objectives were to define job satisfaction of slot department shift managers, compare job level satisfaction of slot department shift managers among different Las Vegas casinos, and analyze how job satisfaction of slot department shift …
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When casinos come to town : how Iowa newspapers framed gambling expansion and the influence of these frames on citizens' approval or rejection of casinos in their counties
<p>Between June 2003 and November 2004, residents in 15 Iowa counties participated in referenda that sought their approval of a measure that will allow the introduction of casino gambling in their counties. In eight of these counties, the measure failed; in the other seven, the measure passed. …
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Discourse and Urban Development: Contestation Over Riverboat Casinos in Two Midwestern Cities
This research combines geographic inquiry along with a content analysis of local and national media in order to demonstrate the importance of discourse in the creation of public consent. In order to carry out this research, two cities that considered legalized gambling were selected; one that …
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The Green Table: Gambling Casinos, Capitalist Culture, and Modernity in Nineteenth-Century Germany
… and the radical social mobility on display at casinos helped define the unique mixture of universalism and exclusion that characterized nineteenth-century German liberalism. The case of the gambling casino illustrates that even as legal inequality gradually disappeared from European polities, …
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Casinos in context : the impacts of stand-alone casino development on urban neighborhoods
… city. while the general, diffuse impacts of casinos have been well studied, the paucity of casinos in urban settings has left a gap in the understanding of how stand-alone casinos affect their urban context. This thesis seeks to fill this gap by analyzing three of the oldest stand-alone urban …
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A comparison of the preferred visual characteristics of selected resort hotels and casinos along the Las Vegas Strip
… of selected Strip resort hotels and casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada. Objectives included identification and description of common factors in preference decisions based on psychographics and photographic images used; Preference assessments were collected from Las Vegas tourists and from …
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A review of some of the key issues for governments considering the introduction of open/urban/monopoly casinos
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1993.
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Rationale behind different age requirements to enter casinos in Malta and their compatibility with Article 45 of the Maltese Constitution
… sets different minimum age requirements to enter casinos for Maltese citizens and foreigners. While Maltese citizens must be 25 years of age to enter casinos in Malta, foreigners need only be 18 years old. This study will examine whether such an article is incompatible with Article 45 of the …
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An analysis of smoking and gambling among Las Vegas visitors
… gambling behavior, opinions of a smoking ban in casinos, and the effect a smoking ban would have on casino patronage. This information was analyzed to determine if there is an association between smoking and gambling among Las Vegas visitors; The study found that 24 percent of Las Vegas visitors …
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Comparative analysis of casino operations on the Las Vegas Strip and in Atlantic City
… margin of the Las Vegas Strip and Atlantic City casinos since 1995, when the gaming market saturation was not a problem. Casino performances within these two markets are compared. To achieve this objective, aggregate data of 37 casinos on the Las Vegas Strip and 12 casinos in Atlantic City are …
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An Analysis of the Gaming Industry in Illinois
… Video Gaming Terminals (VGTs) outside of casinos. This legislation was passed in order to increase tax revenues from gambling in a market that had seen decreases in revenues and admissions over the past 8 years. Many mature gambling markets have also seen decreases in revenues and tax …
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The attitudes of key executives of international tourist hotels in Taiwan toward casino investments in Taiwan
… owners of hotels would be willing to invest in casinos. The purpose of this study is to assess the attitudes of key executives of International Tourist Hotels toward casino investments in Taiwan; The results disclosed that the key executives' perceptions of casino investments in Taiwan are …
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Casino Patrons' Reactance to Smoke-free Policies
… indoor tourism and hospitality venues including casinos, bars, and restaurants. However, the introduction of smoke-free policies in casinos has lowered gaming revenues by up to 20% in some jurisdictions (Eadington, 2011; Pakko, 2005; Thalheimer & Ali, 2008). Smoke-free policies have the potential …
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The impact of the EU internet gaming policies on Malta
… the 1970's 'Riverboat' and 'Indian Reservation' casinos were opened and this set the flow for further casinos to open their doors in order to lead us to the present day situation where in America gambling is legal in all states except for two. Interesting to note is that gambling has evolved so …
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Benefit segmentation of slot players
The importance of slot machines to casinos is ever increasing. It is important for marketers to understand this growing market. The benefit segmentation of the slot players could help marketers use the resources to target the slot market efficiently and effectively; This study explored the benefits …
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Los anticipos del impuesto a la renta, aplicados en la actividad de casino y máquinas tragamonedas
… de las apuestas recibidas por el operador de casinos y/o salas de máquinas tragamonedas conforme la interpretación planteada por Sunat en diversas fiscalizaciones y ratificada en diversos fallos del Tribunal Fiscal; o si debe considerarse como “ingreso” al diferencial resultante de restar a la …
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The clinical and social construction of pathological gamblers in Macau
… (扒仔). This study recruited participants from the casinos in Macau. Fifteen participants, all active gamblers and ranging in age from 24 to 53 years, were recruited and were repeatedly observed and interviewed. After initial screening, there were four non-Paichais, which were taken as a comparative …
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