Off Track Betting and Its Impacts on a Rural Community

Abstract

Proposals have been made to legalize an off-track betting teletrack theatre in Hampden county, Massachusetts, USA. A telephone survey of a systematic sample of 200 respondents in the town of Holyoke was conducted in order to assess the perceived impacts of such gambling activity. The findings show little consensus as to the positive impacts, but much greater agreement over the negative impacts that a teletrack theatre would have in the respondents' town. The major factor in predicting respondents' attitudes toward legalization was found to be their perception of the impact a teletract theatre would have on the character of the town. Other major factors were the perception of impact on the moral character of the town, on the traffic conditions on local roads and on the number of jobs available for local residents.

Publication Date

1-1-1985

Original Citation

Abraham Pizam and Ady Milman “Off Track Betting and Its Impacts on a Rural Community”, Visions in Leisure and Business, Vol. 3, No. 4 (1985) pp. 90 106.

Number of Pages

90-106

Document Type

Paper

Language

English

Source Title

Visions in Leisure and Business

Volume

3

Issue

4

College

Rosen College of Hospitality Management

Location

Rosen College of Hospitality Management

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