Gregor Balažič
DOI: 10.35666/28310438.2016.4.624
UDC: 911.3:338.48-5(497.4)
Abstract: A review of scientific and professional geographic literature revealed that there is a lack of casino tourism research in Slovenia. The article focuses on the geographic distribution, the extent, of gambling tourism and the socio-geographic impacts of casino tourism in Goriška and Slovene Istria. Socio-geographic impacts are analyzed on the basis of available statistical indicators, including economic (salaries and guest visits), social (number of employees, number of diagnoses of pathological gambling) and, among spatial indicators, investments in general and tourism infrastructure. In conclusion, several potential positive impacts were identified along with a few negative outcomes.
Key words: casino tourism, socio-geographic impacts, Goriška, Slovene Istria, Hit d.d., Casino Portorož d.d