Professor Nerilee Hing BBus(NE) MAppSc(NE) PhD(UWS) 

Dr Nerilee Hing is a Professor with the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management and
also Head of the Centre for Gambling Education and Research. She has a Bachelor of
Business in Tourism (UNE), a research Masters degree in Applied Science (UNE) involving a
study of restaurant franchising, and a PhD (Gambling Studies) from UWS focusing on
responsible conduct of gambling in NSW clubs. Nerilee has had 14 years experience in the
hospitality industry, primarily in the restaurant, hotel and club sectors. She has had
extensive experience in course design and delivery for the School's Bachelor of
Business in Tourism, Graduate Certificate in Gaming Management, MBA - Hotel and Tourism
Management, and Bachelor of Business in Club and Gaming Management. Units she has
developed include Contemporary Gaming Operations, Strategic Issues in
Gaming,Entrepreneurship in Tourism and Hospitality, Gaming and Club Management, and Food
and Beverage Management. 

Nerilee is on the Editorial Boards of Gambling Research, Gaming Research and Review, and
the Australian Journal of Business and Social Inquiry. She has published widely in
various tourism and hospitality journals and has conducted numerous consulting and
external research grants for industry and government. She is an active researcher into
gambling-related issues, principally focusing on responsible provision of gambling and
the management of problem gambling. She has conducted research activities for Clubs NSW,
the Club Managers' Association Australia, the Casino Community Benefit Fund,
Queensland Treasury, Victorian Office of Gaming Regulation, Independent Gambling
Authority (SA), Gambling Research Australia, the Australian Institute for Gambling
Research and the Australasian Gaming Council.

Journal articles

Gambling problems among gaming venue employees: a preliminary survey (with Helen Breen), 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 Helen Breen), Journal of Gambling Issues (2008)

Arising from a larger study into workplace influences on gambling amongst employees who work in...

Working in Australian gaming venues, and shiftwork (with Helen Breen), 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 Helen Breen), Tourism Review International (2007)

The Queensland Responsible Gambling Code of Practice is a voluntary commitment by gambling providers to...

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A history of machine gambling in the NSW club industry: from community benefit to commercialisation, International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration (2006)

This paper documents a history of the NSW club industry, with particular emphasis on its...

Books chapters

Contemporary tourism issues in Asia Pacific Journals 1989-1996: a thematic perspective (with Kay Dimmock), New directions in hospitality and tourism: a worldwide review (1998)

Conference publications

A profile of problem gambling clients in Northern NSW (with Barry Evans, Yvonne Corrigan, Jeremy Buultjens, John Haw, and Helen Breen), Proceedings of the 14th Annual National Association for Gambling Studies Conference (2005)

Facilitators and impediments arising from the introduction of a voluntary responsible gambling code of practice in Queensland, Australia (with Helen Breen and Jeremy Buultjens), 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)

An investigation into gambling newspaper advertisements in Queensland by type of organisation (with Sharen Nisbet, Helen Breen, and Jeremy Buultjens), Proceedings of the 14th Annual National Association for Gambling Studies Conference (2004)

Facilitators and impediments arising from the introduction of a voluntary responsible gambling code of practice in Queensland Australia (Presentation) (with Helen Breen and Jeremy Buultjens), 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 Jeremy Buultjens and Helen Breen), Proceedings of the 13th National Association for Gambling Studies Conference (2004)