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Changes In Gaming And Gaming Participants In The United States, Roy A. Cook, Laura J. Yale
Changes In Gaming And Gaming Participants In The United States, Roy A. Cook, Laura J. Yale
UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal
Public interest and acceptance of casino gaming as a recreational activity has resulted in a proliferation of gaming locations. The spread of gaming locations and the acceptance of gaming as a legitimate leisure activity may be explained from a marketing perspective through diffusion theory. Gaming could see continued revenue growth and participation or, like lotteries, it could face saturation and even decline. To avoid the potential problems associated with maturation, gaming operators may need to review the experiences of state lotteries which have faced and dealt with the problems of maturation and saturation.