Gambling and Resident Suicides: Evidence from the Las Vegas Market

C. Marfels

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Abstract: To end a life in suicide is a tragic and irreversible event, and a multiple of causes can lead to the fatal decision to commit suicide. But can legalized gambling be singled out as a primary, if not even determinant, cause for suicides in gaming markets?.

Keywords: GAMBLING; SUICIDE; BEHAVIOUR (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D81 D60 I12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000

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