Journal articles

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Homes away from home: registered clubs as leisure providers for older people living in the Tweed heads region of Australia (with Janet Patford), Annals of Leisure Research (2009)
In Australia licensed clubs provide a contemporary context for many older people’s leisure experiences. This...
 

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Homes away from home: registered clubs as leisure providers for older people living in the Tweed Heads region of Australia (with Janet Patford), Annals of Leisure Research (2009)
In Australia licensed clubs provide a contemporary context for many older people’s leisure experiences. This...
 
Senior citizen bingo players in Australian registered and licensed clubs: a case study at Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing (2009)
This article reports on an investigation into motivations for and consequences of, bingo playing by...
 
Gambling problems among gaming venue employees: a preliminary survey (with Nerilee Hing), Journal of Occupational Health Safety - Australia and New Zealand (2008)
In recent years, gaming venues have devoted considerable resources to lowering their patrons' risk of...
 

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How working in a gaming venue can lead to problem gambling: The experiences of six gaming venue staff (with Nerilee Hing), Journal of Gambling Issues (2008)
Arising from a larger study into workplace influences on gambling amongst employees who work in...
 

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Risk and protective factors relating to gambling by employees of gaming venues (with Nerilee Hing), International Gambling Studies (2008)
This paper examines how the work environment in gaming venues can influence employee gambling behaviour...
 
Working in Australian gaming venues, and shiftwork (with Nerilee Hing), Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management (2008)
Research into workplace influences on the gambling behaviour of gaming venue employees found that shiftwork...
 
An evaluation of the implementation of a responsible gambling code of practice at the Gold Coast, Queensland (with Nerilee Hing), Tourism Review International (2007)
The Queensland Responsible Gambling Code of Practice is a voluntary commitment by gambling providers to...
 

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Implementing responsible gambling practices in a regional area (with Jeremy Buultjens and Nerilee Hing), Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management (2006)
In recognition that they largely control the context in which legalised gambling is operated, state...
 

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Responsible gambling practices in outback Queensland: distinctive challenges in a remote location (with Nerilee Hing and Jeremy Buultjens), Journal of Economic and Social Policy (2006)
While gambling can provide certain benefits, one of its negative social impacts, problem gambling, has...
 

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Strategic management of external change in NSW registered clubs (with Kate Innes), International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration (2006)
This research examines how clubs strategically manage change resulting from alterations in their external environment....
 

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Workplace factors that encourage and discourage gambling amongst gaming venue employees: an employees' perspective (with Nerilee Hing), Gambling Research (2006)
This paper reports on the second stage of a multi-stage qualitative study into gambling by...
 

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Evaluating implementation of a voluntary responsible gambling code in Queensland, Australia (with Jeremy Buultjens and Nerilee Hing), International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction (2005)
This study investigated levels of implementation and perceptions of adequacy of the volun-tary Queensland Responsible...
 
Evaluating implementation of the voluntary responsible gambling code of practice in Queensland, Australia (with Jeremy Buultjens and Nerilee Hing), Newscan: Responsible Gambling Council Ontario (2005)
This study investigated levels of implementation and perceptions of adequacy of the volun-tary Queensland Responsible...
 

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Gambling amongst gaming venue employees: counsellors’ perspectives on risk and protective factors in the workplace (with Nerilee Hing), Gambling Research (2005)
This paper reports on Stage One of a project examining the gambling behaviour of employees...
 

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The responsible gambling code in Queensland: implementation and venue assessment (with Nerilee Hing and Jeremy Buultjens), UNLV Gaming Research & Review (2005)
In Australia, the state of Queensland introduced a voluntary Responsible Gambling Code of Practice in...
 
Management competencies: an Australian assessment of tourism and hospitality students (with Maree Walo and Kay Dimmock), Journal of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (2003)
Management education has the responsibility to provide industry with graduates equipped with relevant management competencies...
 

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Perceived efficacy of responsible gambling strategies in Queensland hotels, casinos and licensed clubs (with Jeremy Buultjens and Nerilee Hing), School of Commerce and Management Papers (2003)
 

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A profile of gaming machine players in clubs in Sydney, Australia (with Nerilee Hing), Journal of Gambling Studies (2002)
New South Wales, Australia, is one of the major markets in the world for machine...
 

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An investigation of professional development education for tourism and hospitality employees through university and industry cooperative education, Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism (2002)

Cooperative educational partnerships in Australia are innovative education partnerships where universities join with a business...

 
Improving competitiveness through cooperation: assessing the benefits of cooperative education partnerships in gaming management (with Nerilee Hing), Gaming Research and Review Journal (2002)
Cooperative education partnerships between industries and universities are becoming increasingly common in response to fundamental...
 

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Machine gaming in Sydney clubs: characteristics of the supporting resident populations (with Nerilee Hing and Paul Weeks), Journal of Gambling Studies (2002)
This research provided background for surveys and interviews in later stages of a 3 part...
 

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A comparison of survey methods to estimate visitor expenditure at a local event (with Adrian Bull and Maree Walo), Tourism Management (2001)

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between special events’ expenditure and...

 

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An empirical study of gaming machine play amongst female club members (with Nerilee Hing), International Gambling Studies (2001)
This paper helps address a deficiency of gender specific research into gambling. Using predominantly non-parametric...
 

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Profiling lady luck: an empirical study of gambling and problem gambling amongst female club members (with Nerilee Hing), Journal of Gambling Studies (2001)
This paper helps to address a deficiency of gender specific research into gambling. It focuses...
 
A profile of Sydney club members: implications for strategic management in a newly competitive environment (with Nerilee Hing), Australian Journal of Hospitality Management (1999)
Registered clubs in New South Wales Australia have enjoyed a privileged competitive position for four...
 
Gambling on management education in clubs (with Nerilee Hing), Australian Journal of Hospitality Management (1999)
A recent development in Australian hospitality education has been increasing numbers of industry specific tertiary...
 
Changing by degrees: the role of tertiary education in the Australian registered clubs industry (with Nerilee Hing), Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education (1997)
A recent development in Australian hospitality education has been increasing numbers of industry specific tertiary...
 

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Achieving economic benefit at local events: a case study of a local sports event (with Maree Walo and Adrian Bull), Journal of Festival Management and Event Tourism (1996)

Special events or hallmark events are generally thought of as huge 'mega' events. The Olympic...

 
Day tripping in the Tweed: an empirical investigation of 'pokie tours' from southern Queensland to northern New South Wales clubs (with Nerilee Hing), Australian Journal of Hospitality Management (1996)
In 1992, poker machines were legalised in Queensland, some 36 years after their legalisation in...
 

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Cooperative education partnerships: an examination of reciprocal relationships between universities and tourism and hospitality industry organisations in providing professional development education for their employees, Masters thesis, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW (2001)

Cooperative educational partnerships in Australia are considered to be innovative ventures where universities join with...

 

Conference publications

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Influences of shift work on the gambling behaviour of staff working in gaming venues (with Nerilee Hing), Proceedings of the 18th Annual Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE) : Tourism and Hospitality Research, Training and Practice: Where the 'bloody hell' are we? (2008)
This paper reports on a research project into workplace influences on the gambling behaviour of...
 

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Visitors to Northern Australia: Debating the history of Indigenous gambling, Tourism - past achievements, future challenges : Proceedings of the 17th. Annual Cauthe Conference (2007)
Was gambling introduced to Indigenous Australians by British colonists in 1788 or was it introduced...
 

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An analysis of Qld gambling advertisements by type of gambling (with Sharen Nisbet and Nerilee Hing), Proceedings of CAUTHE 2006 : to the city and beyond (2006)
The increasing need for social responsibility in advertising gambling activities has been recognised by many...
 
Facilitators and impediments arising from the introduction of a voluntary responsible gambling code of practice in Queensland, Australia (with Jeremy Buultjens and Nerilee Hing), International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction Special Conference Issue: Gambling and Problem Gambling in New Zealand: Stock and Moving Forward on Policy, Practice and Research: Proceedings of the International Gambling Conference and the International Think Tank on Presenting Gambling Populations and First Contact Services (2005)
 
A profile of problem gambling clients in Northern NSW (with Jeremy Buultjens and Nerilee Hing), Proceedings of the 13th National Association for Gambling Studies Conference (2004)
 
An investigation into gambling newspaper advertisements in Queensland by type of organisation (with Sharen Nisbet, Nerilee Hing, and Jeremy Buultjens), Proceedings of the 14th Annual National Association for Gambling Studies Conference (2004)
 

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Assessment of tourism and hospitality management competencies: a student perspective (with Maree Walo and Kay Dimmock), Proceedings of Tourism research: advances and applications, New Zealand Tourism and Hospitality Research Conference (2004)
 
Facilitators and impediments arising from the introduction of a voluntary responsible gambling code of practice in Queensland Australia (Presentation) (with Jeremy Buultjens and Nerilee Hing), International Gambling Conference on Gambling and Problem Gambling in New Zealand (2004)
 
Impacts of the work environment in gaming venues on staff: an exploratory study (with Nerilee Hing and Jeremy Buultjens), Proceedings of the 13th National Association for Gambling Studies Conference (2004)
 
The responsible gambling code in Queensland: implementation and venue assessment (Presentation) (with Jeremy Buultjens and Nerilee Hing), Proceedings of the 13th National Association for Gambling Studies Conference (2004)
Queensland introduced its Responsible Gambling Code of Practice in May 2002. The Code was based...
 
The responsible gambling code of practice in Queensland: facilitators and impediments (with Jeremy Buultjens and Nerilee Hing), Taking Stock and Moving Forward on Policy, Practice and Research: Gambling and Problem Gambling in New Zealand Conference (2004)
 
Responsible gambling in Queensland: a case study (with Jeremy Buultjens and Nerilee Hing), Riding the Wave of Tourism and Hospitality Research: Proceedings of the Council of Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE) Conference (2003)
 
The introduction of a voluntary responsible gambling code of practice: the experience in North Queensland, Australia (with Jeremy Buultjens and Nerilee Hing), Current Research, Future Strategies, Bridging Uncertainty: Proceedings of the Asia Pacific Tourism Association 9th Annual Conference (2003)
 

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University and industry cooperative education partnerships: a case study, Riding the wave of tourism and hospitality research [electronic resource] : proceedings of the Council of Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education Conference (2003)

Cooperative education is described by the World Council and Assembly on Cooperative Education (1985) as...

 
Queensland’s responsible gambling code of practice: a case study in remote Queensland (with Jeremy Buultjens and Nerilee Hing), Proceedings of the 12th National Association for Gambling Studies Conference (2002)
In reviewing potential harm minimisation and consumer protection measures for gambling, the Productivity Commission (1999)...
 
Towards mastery of management: a case study of Australian tourism and hospitality management (with Maree Walo, Kay Dimmock, and Jak Carroll), Proceedings of Tourism in Asia: Development, Marketing and Sustainability: 5th biennial Conference on Tourism in Asia (2002)
 

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Peer pressure : Its effect on survey results (with Adrian Bull and Maree Walo), Australian Tourism and Hospitality Research Conference (1996)
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between special events expenditure and...
 

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The club scene: how a university is helping to raise the standards (with Kerry Edwards-Williams), Higher education : blending tradition and technology - preceedings / of the 1995 Annual Conference of the Higher Education and Research Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) (1995)
A Bachelor of Business in Club Management was introduced by Southern Cross University, Lismore, in...