That notion was laid to rest by the Great Recession of 2007–2009, during which the casino industry in the United States as a whole experienced a significant drop in business ( Zheng, 2014). The casino and gaming industries are generally considered resistant to economic downturns. The full terms of this licence may be seen at Anyone may reproduce, distribute, translate and create derivative works of this article (for both commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. This article is published under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) licence.
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