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Gaming and Entertainment Tourist Destinations: A World of Similarities and Differences

Kim-Ieng Loi(Connie)Tourism College, Institute for Tourism Studies, Colina de Mong-Ha, Macao SAR, China, e-mail: [email protected]
(Lecturer)
Pages 165-183 | Received 08 Sep 2007, Accepted 07 May 2008, Published online: 12 Jan 2015

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