Travelling to a gambling casino is a historical behavior. A modern development is the addition of other incentives to come such as family theme parks, spas, convention centers or sports stadia.
Casino tourism is travel to a casino with the specific intent of gambling.
People at risk for complications associated with casino tourism:
(1) a person with a gambling addiction
(2) a person with other comorbid addictions (alcohol or substance abuse, other)
(3) depression or other psychological problems
Other consequences:
(1) increased crime in the community
(2) economic problems for people who lose everything that they own
(3) consequences of other behaviors (sexually-transmitted disease, overeating, etc)
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