The Perceived Impacts of Casino Gambling on a Destination Community
Abstract
Proposals have been made to legalize a single hotel casino in each of the towns of Adams and Hull, Massachusetts. A telephone survey of a systematic sample of 400 respondents in the Adams and Hull area was conducted in order to assess the perceived impacts of a hotel-casino in each of these locations. The findings show little consensus as to the positive impacts, but much greater agreement over the negative impacts that a hotel casino might have in the respondents' towns. The major factor in predicting respondents' attitudes toward legalization was found to be their perception of the impact a hotel-casino would have on the character of their town. Other major factors were the impact of the hotel-casino on crimes involving drugs and prostitution, the effectiveness of the State government at regulating casino gambling, the respondent's age, the impact of the hotel-casino on the overall standard of living, and the impact of the hotel-casino on jobs for local residents.
Publication Date
1-1-1985
Original Citation
Abraham Pizam and Julianne Pokela, “The Perceived Impacts of Casino Gambling on a Destination Community”, Annals of Tourism Research, Vol. 12, No. 2 (1985) pp. 147 165.
Number of Pages
147-165
Document Type
Paper
Language
English
Source Title
Annals of Tourism Research
Volume
12
Issue
2
Copyright Status
Unknown
Copyright Date
1985
College
Rosen College of Hospitality Management
Location
Rosen College of Hospitality Management
STARS Citation
Pizam, Abraham and Pokela, Julianne, "The Perceived Impacts of Casino Gambling on a Destination Community" (1985). Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 520.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/ucfscholar/520