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...
 

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Implementing responsible gambling practices in a regional area (with Helen Breen and Jeremy Buultjens), 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 Helen Breen 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...
 
Workplace factors that encourage and discourage gambling amongst gaming venue employees: an employees' perspective (with Helen Breen), 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 Helen Breen and Jeremy Buultjens), 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 Helen Breen and Jeremy Buultjens), 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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Evaluation of the NSW Clubsafe responsible gambling program: opportunites and challenges for New Zealand clubs (with Adrian Mattsinson), International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction (2005)
In 2002 to 2003, an evaluation of the ClubSafe responsible gambling program, imple-mented by clubs...
 
Gambling amongst gaming venue employees: counsellors’ perspectives on risk and protective factors in the workplace (with Helen Breen), Gambling Research (2005)
This paper reports on Stage One of a project examining the gambling behaviour of employees...
 
Giving the gamblers a voice: the perceived efficacy of responsible gambling practices in NSW clubs, Gambling Research (2005)
This paper analyses qualitative data gathered from 339 patrons of ten NSW clubs via a...
 
The responsible gambling code in Queensland: implementation and venue assessment (with Helen Breen and Jeremy Buultjens), UNLV Gaming Research & Review (2005)
In Australia, the state of Queensland introduced a voluntary Responsible Gambling Code of Practice in...
 
Challenges in responsible provision of gambling: questions of efficacy, effectiveness and efficiency (with Jo McKellar), UNLV Gaming Research and Review (2004)
This paper aims to explain why responsible provision of gambling is an important corporate social...
 
The efficacy of responsible gambling measures in NSW clubs: the gamblers' perspective, Gambling Research (2004)
In 2000, the NSW Government legislated for gambling venues, including registered clubs, to implement certain...
 
Principles, processes and practices in responsible provision of gambling: a conceptual discussion, UNLV Gaming Research and Review (2003)
This paper develops a definition and conceptual framework of responsible provision of gambling that integrates...
 

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The emergence of problem gambling as a corporate social issue in Australia, International Gambling Studies (2002)
Commercial gambling recently has expanded exponentially in Australia such that annual gambling losses now total...
 

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A conceptual framework of the corporate management of social impacts: the case of problem gambling (with Jan McMillen), Business and Society Review (2002)
This paper integrates concepts from the corporate social issues management and corporate social performance literature...
 

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A profile of gaming machine players in clubs in Sydney, Australia (with Helen Breen), Journal of Gambling Studies (2002)
New South Wales, Australia, is one of the major markets in the world for machine...
 
Improving competitiveness through cooperation: assessing the benefits of cooperative education partnerships in gaming management (with Helen Breen), 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 Helen Breen 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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An empirical study of gaming machine play amongst female club members (with Helen Breen), International Gambling Studies (2001)
This paper helps address a deficiency of gender specific research into gambling. Using predominantly non-parametric...
 

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Changing the odds: a study of corporate social principles and practices in addressing problem gambling, Journal of Business Ethics (2001)
This paper documents a quantitative study into socially responsible principles and practices adopted in registered...
 

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Profiling lady luck: an empirical study of gambling and problem gambling amongst female club members (with Helen Breen), Journal of Gambling Studies (2001)
This paper helps to address a deficiency of gender specific research into gambling. It focuses...
 
From bula to bust: events, reactions and recovery strategies for tourism surrounding Fiji's 2000 coup d'etat (with Kay Dimmock), World Hospitality and Tourism Trends E-Journal (2000)
 
A profile of Sydney club members: implications for strategic management in a newly competitive environment (with Helen Breen), Australian Journal of Hospitality Management (1999)
Registered clubs in New South Wales Australia have enjoyed a privileged competitive position for four...
 
Competing forces in sustainable gambling: towards a balanced approach, Gaming Research and Review Journal (1999)
Social responsibility in gambling is increasingly becoming both a policy issue for governments and industries,...
 
Gambling on management education in clubs (with Helen Breen), Australian Journal of Hospitality Management (1999)
A recent development in Australian hospitality education has been increasing numbers of industry specific tertiary...
 
Responsible gambling in NSW clubs: opinions, opportunities and obstacles, Australian Journal of Hospitality Management (1998)
A development in Australian hospitality education has been increasing numbers of industry specific tertiary courses...
 
Changing by degrees: the role of tertiary education in the Australian registered clubs industry (with Helen Breen), Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education (1997)
A recent development in Australian hospitality education has been increasing numbers of industry specific tertiary...
 
Club gaming in New South Wales, Australia: the transition to industry maturity, UNLV Gaming Research and Review Journal (1996)
The New South Wales club gaming industry has existed for nearly forty years since the...
 
Day tripping in the Tweed: an empirical investigation of 'pokie tours' from southern Queensland to northern New South Wales clubs (with Helen Breen), Australian Journal of Hospitality Management (1996)
In 1992, poker machines were legalised in Queensland, some 36 years after their legalisation in...
 

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)
 
The responsible gambling code in Queensland: implementation and venue assessment (Presentation) (with Helen Breen and Jeremy Buultjens), 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 Helen Breen and Jeremy Buultjens), 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 Helen Breen and Jeremy Buultjens), 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 Helen Breen and Jeremy Buultjens), Current Research, Future Strategies, Bridging Uncertainty: Proceedings of the Asia Pacific Tourism Association 9th Annual Conference (2003)
 
Queensland’s responsible gambling code of practice: a case study in remote Queensland (with Helen Breen and Jeremy Buultjens), 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)...
 
A fractured paradise: a discussion of issues surrounding Fiji’s 2000 coup d’etat and their impacts on tourism (with Kay Dimmock), Proceedings of Capitalising on research: Eleventh Australian Tourism and Hospitality Research Conference (CAUTHE) (2001)
 

Reports

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