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Access to Legal Gambling and the Incidence of Crime: Evidence from A lberta
Author(s) -
Humphreys Brad R.,
Soebbing Brian P.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
growth and change
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.657
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1468-2257
pISSN - 0017-4815
DOI - 10.1111/grow.12034
Subject(s) - lottery , criminology , violent crime , advertising , positive relationship , psychology , social psychology , demographic economics , economics , business , microeconomics
Abstract Much research examines the positive and negative impacts of gambling in specific areas, including the relationship between gambling, such as casinos and electronic gaming, on crime. Since G rinols and M ustard, the academic literature finds a mixed relationship. The present research examines the relationship between video lottery terminals ( VLT s) and casino gambling and crime in the province of A lberta from 1977 to 2008 using data from the U niform C rime R eporting S urvey. Estimates from a two‐way fixed effect regression indicate little association between gambling and crime. However, some positive and negative crime‐specific effects are found for both casinos and VLT s.