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Megaresort on My Doorstep: Local Resident Attitudes toward Foxwoods Casino and Casino Gambling on Nearby Indian Reservation Land

Journal of Travel ResearchPublished 1 January 1996
Barbara A. Carmichael, Donald M. Peppard, Frances A. Boudreau
Citations122
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score3.10
SNIP3.31

Abstract

Residents of three rural communities in southeastern Connecticut, adjacent to the Native American-owned Foxwoods Resort and Casino, have mixed reactions to the casino and their Native American neighbors. Three years of surveys are used to monitor changing attitudes, analyze and model current attitudes, and predict acceptance offuture development.

Keywords

PsychologyBusiness, Management and Accounting