The influence of gaming expenditure on crime rates in South Australia: A local area empirical investigation

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dc.contributor.authorWheeler, S.
dc.contributor.authorRound, D.
dc.contributor.authorSarre, R.
dc.contributor.authorO'Neil, M.
dc.date.issued2008
dc.descriptionThe original publication can be found at www.springerlink.com
dc.description.abstractAlthough 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.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilitySarah Ann Wheeler, David K. Round, Rick Sarre and Michael O’Neil
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Gambling Studies, 2008; 24(1):1-12
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10899-007-9070-8
dc.identifier.issn1050-5350
dc.identifier.issn1573-3602
dc.identifier.orcidWheeler, S. [0000-0002-6073-3172]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/51455
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherHuman Sciences Press, Inc.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-007-9070-8
dc.subjectGaming machine expenditure
dc.subjectIncome-generating crime
dc.subjectLocal areas
dc.titleThe influence of gaming expenditure on crime rates in South Australia: A local area empirical investigation
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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