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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | The influence of gaming expenditure on crime rates in South Australia: A local area empirical investigation |
Author: | Wheeler, S. Round, D. Sarre, R. O'Neil, M. |
Citation: | Journal of Gambling Studies, 2008; 24(1):1-12 |
Publisher: | Human Sciences Press, Inc. |
Issue Date: | 2008 |
ISSN: | 1050-5350 1573-3602 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Sarah Ann Wheeler, David K. Round, Rick Sarre and Michael O’Neil |
Abstract: | Although there has been much speculation about the possible links between gambling and crime rates, relevant quantitative evidence has been practically non-existent in Australia to date. This paper reports the results of research that utilised a model designed to investigate the potential relationship between electronic gaming machine expenditures and property (income-generating) crime rates reported to police in local areas in South Australia in 2002–2003. The research found that the higher the expenditures on gaming machines in a particular local area per adult, the higher the income-generating crime rate in that area. No such relationship was found between gaming machine expenditure and non-income-generating crime rates. However, further research is required before any policy-relevant conclusions can be drawn. |
Keywords: | Gaming machine expenditure Income-generating crime Local areas |
Description: | The original publication can be found at www.springerlink.com |
DOI: | 10.1007/s10899-007-9070-8 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10899-007-9070-8 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest South Australian Centre for Economic Studies publications |
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