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Gambling and Resident Suicides: Evidence from the Las Vegas Market

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Marfels, C.
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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?.

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Paper provided by Dalhousie, Department of Economics in its series Department of Economics at Dalhousie University working papers archive with number 2000-5.

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Date of creation: 2000
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Keywords: GAMBLING ; SUICIDE ; BEHAVIOUR;

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