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Authors: Agrusa, Jerome¹; Lema, Joseph²; Tanner, John³

Source: Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, Volume 13, Number 2, June 2008 , pp. 129-144(16)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

Abstract:

With the explosion of casino development in the Asia Pacific as well as the USA, casino gambling has become more culturally embraced as a recreational activity. The purpose of this study was to re-examine the legalization of casino gambling in Hawaii from Japanese-speaking tourists' perspective and compare these results with a previous study completed a decade before. With the continuing decrease of Japanese visitors to Hawaii, and with the importance of the Japanese market to Hawaii's economy, state officials are considering other forms of tourism to help revive the Japanese tourism market and increase Hawaii's global competitiveness. By analyzing the responses of the current Japanese-speaking tourists to Hawaii and comparing these responses with the Japanese tourists surveyed 10 years previously (1996), an attempt can be made to determine whether Japanese tourists in 2006 have changed their perception of the legalization of casino gambling in Hawaii. This research examines a number of challenges to consider concerning the legalization of gaming in an established tourism destination such as of Hawaii. Although the findings of this study indicate that the Japanese-speaking tourists have changed their perspective from past studies on the effects that legalization of casino gambling has in Hawaii, future research should focus on other segments of the tourist market.

Keywords: casino gaming; Japanese-speaking tourists; perceptions

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1080/10941660802048423

Affiliations: 1: Travel Industry Management, College of Business Administration, Hawaii Pacific University, USA 2: Hospitality Management, Drexel University, USA 3: Business Systems, Analysis, and Technology Department, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA

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