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...
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...
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...