Megaresort on My Doorstep: Local Resident Attitudes toward Foxwoods Casino and Casino Gambling on Nearby Indian Reservation Land
- 1 January 1996
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Travel Research
- Vol. 34 (3) , 9-16
- https://doi.org/10.1177/004728759603400302
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
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