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ABSTRACT
Based on a joint use of social exchange and social representation theories, this study examined the moderating effects of resident characteristics on the relationships between perceived gaming impacts, gaming benefits, and industry support. The findings demonstrated that the relationships changed when the resident characteristics (age, education, tourism industry dependence, and community attachment) were introduced to the structural model as moderators. The study provides a better understanding of which subgroup of people within a community are more or less disposed to certain impacts of gaming. The theoretical and practical implications were discussed.
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Joanne Jung-Eun Yoo
Joanne Jung-Eun Yoo is an assistant professor from Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management, Lerner College of Business and Economics, University of Delaware, 14 W. Main Street, Newark, DE 19716 (E-mail: [email protected]).
(Joe) Yong Zhou
(Joe) Yong Zhou is an assistant professor and postgraduate program director at the Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Macao University of Science and Technology, Macao SAR, China (E-mail: [email protected]).
Tracy (Ying) Lu
Tracy (Ying) Lu is an assistant professor at the School of Human Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, 102 Erikson Hall, Lexington, KY 40506 (E-mail: [email protected]).
Taegoo (Terry) Kim
Taegoo (Terry) Kim is an assistant professor from College of Hotel and Tourism Management, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130–701, South Korea (E-mail: [email protected]).