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Opportunities For Video Lottery Terminal Gambling In Montréal: An Environmental Analysis, Jason A. Gilliland, Nancy A. Ross
Opportunities For Video Lottery Terminal Gambling In Montréal: An Environmental Analysis, Jason A. Gilliland, Nancy A. Ross
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Background: In the province of Québec, video lottery terminal (VLT) gambling has proliferated under government control since 1 993. The aims of this study were to describe the spatial distribution of video lottery terminals (VLTs) in the municipalities of Montréal and Laval and to identify neighbourhood socio-economic conditions associated with their distribution.
Method: Locations of all establishments holding VLT licences in Montréal and Laval (n=834) were geocoded by their street address. Boroughs (n=49) were characterized by socio-economic indicators (unemployment, educational attainment, lone parenthood), a neighbourhood distress index, and measures of VLT prevalence, VLT adoption and VLT density.
Results: VLT prevalence, …