<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Casino gambling in the Obalno-kraška region has had a long tradition, its origins dating back to the beginning of the 20th century. Ever since its rebirth during Yugoslav times in the 1960s, casino tourism has contributed significantly to the development of the area. Until recently, casino tourism has been one of the most important forms of tourism in addition to 3S and congress tourism. The purpose of this paper is to determine the contribution of casino tourism to the regional development of the Slovene Istria. To this end, selected socioeconomic indicators were examined and compared with the average indicator rates of regional development at the national level. The results show that casino tourism is an important factor of regional development. However, casino tourism’s future role in regional development remains an open question due to the impacts of the financial crisis and the consequent decline in the number of guests, as well as reduced levels of investment in the region.</p></abstract>

Casino gambling in the Obalno-kraška region has had a long tradition, its origins dating back to the beginning of the 20th century. Ever since its rebirth during Yugoslav times in the 1960s, casino tourism has contributed significantly to the development of the area. Until recently, casino tourism has been one of the most important forms of tourism in addition to 3S and congress tourism. The purpose of this paper is to determine the contribution of casino tourism to the regional development of the Slovene Istria. To this end, selected socioeconomic indicators were examined and compared with the average indicator rates of regional development at the national level. The results show that casino tourism is an important factor of regional development. However, casino tourism’s future role in regional development remains an open question due to the impacts of the financial crisis and the consequent decline in the number of guests, as well as reduced levels of investment in the region.

The Socioeconomic Impacts of Casino Tourism in Slovenia’s Obalno-Kraška Region

Studies in Business and Economics

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Casino gambling in the Obalno-kraška region has had a long tradition, its origins dating back to the beginning of the 20th century. Ever since its rebirth...

The Socioeconomic Impacts of Casino Tourism in Slovenia’s Obalno-Kraška Region

Published Online: Jan 23, 2017

Page range: 150 - 162

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sbe-2016-0042

Keywords
casino tourism, regional development, socioeconomic impacts, Obalno-kraška region, gambling

© 2016 Balažič Gregor, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Socioeconomic Impacts of Casino Tourism in Slovenia’s Obalno-Kraška Region

Published Online: Jan 23, 2017

Page range: 150 - 162

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sbe-2016-0042

Keywordscasino tourism, regional development, socioeconomic impacts, Obalno-kraška region, gambling

© 2016 Balažič Gregor, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
casino tourism, regional development, socioeconomic impacts, Obalno-kraška region, gambling