The effect of smoke-free policies on electronic gaming machine expenditure in Victoria, Australia
Siahpush, M. and Lal, A. 2008, The effect of smoke-free policies on electronic gaming machine expenditure in Victoria, Australia, in SRNT 2008 : Proceedings of the 14th Annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Portland, Oregon, 2008, [Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco], [Madison, W. I ], pp. 127-127.
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The effect of smoke-free policies on electronic gaming machine expenditure in Victoria, Australia
SRNT 2008 : Proceedings of the 14th Annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Portland, Oregon, 2008
Publication date
2008
Start page
127
End page
127
Total pages
150 p.
Publisher
[Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco]
Place of publication
[Madison, W. I ]
Summary
Objective: To examine the impact of smoke-free policies in Victorian gambling venues on electronic gaming machine (EGM) expenditure.
Method: Monthly EGM expenditure from July 1998 to December 2005, provided by the Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation and the Office of the Liquor and Gambling Commissioner in South Australia, was analysed. The outcome measure was the ratio of monthly expenditure for Victoria to monthly expenditure in South Australia. Intervention analysis and autoregressive integrated moving average modelling were used to assess the impact of the smoke-free policy on expenditure.
Results: The smoke-free policy resulted in an abrupt, long-term decrease in the level of EGM expenditure. The mean level of monthly expenditure decreased by approximately 14%.
Conclusion: The smoke-free policy not only protects hospitality workers and patrons from exposure to secondhand smoke but has also had an impact on slowing gambling losses.
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Poster Session. Located on the 153rd page in the attached link.
Language
eng
Field of Research
150402 Hospitality Management
Socio Economic Objective
970115 Expanding Knowledge in Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
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