Mediating markets: gambling venues, communities and social harm

摘要: Supply-side explanations of gambling behaviour and associated social outcomes have been generally neglected in research efforts. As a consequence, supply structures their relationships to problem poorly understood, although this has not prevented somewhat questionable translation into regulatory regimes, notably machine relocation policies. The simplistic assumption behind these initiatives is that can be reduced linear effect association between exposure (or supply) the distribution opportunities among disadvantaged populations. However, assumptions contained formulation shown based on either faulty logic or uncertain problematic causal sequences. It argued omitted an important mediating interaction venues wider markets which they operate. This paper presents alternate account relationship socio-spatial processes structure, location uses assume central position as factor demand. then revised conceptual framework area addresses complexity relationships. Without such consideration effects, it efforts will often confused over-simplistic logic, one unable reconcile at different geographic scales.