Perceptions of casino impacts—a Korean longitudinal study

The purpose of this paper is to explore residents’ perceptions toward casino development. Specifically, this paper examines whether there are significant differences between residents’ perceptions before and after the casino development and whether impact factors are correlated with both support for...

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Published in:Tourism management (1982) 2003-02, Vol.24 (1), p.45-55
Main Authors: Lee, Choong-Ki, Kim, Seong-Seop, Kang, Seyoung
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Casino
Longitudinal study
Residents’ perceptions
South Korea
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Summary:The purpose of this paper is to explore residents’ perceptions toward casino development. Specifically, this paper examines whether there are significant differences between residents’ perceptions before and after the casino development and whether impact factors are correlated with both support for casino and expected personal benefits. Paired t-tests show that residents’ perceptions were significantly different before and after the casino development. Specifically, residents were likely to perceive positive impacts less strongly and negative impacts as being less worse after the casino opened than they did prior to the casino's opening. In contrast, residents were likely to perceive direct gambling costs as being more serious after the casino opened than they did prior to the casino's opening. Correlation analysis indicates that those residents who supported the casino development were likely to perceive economic and social impacts more positively. Residents who perceived they would personally benefit from the casino development were also likely to express economic and social impacts more positively, indicating support for a social exchange theory.
ISSN:0261-5177
1879-3193
DOI:10.1016/S0261-5177(02)00048-1