Gambling in the Rocky Mountains
Black Hawk, Central City, Cripple Creek (Colorado), and Deadwood (South Dakota) is analyzed through interdependencies between local history, geography, and regional and national developments of the gaming and heritage industries. First, local history and the pro‑gaming campaigns are examined. Secon...
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Geographical Society of Finland
2001-01-01
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| Series: | Fennia: International Journal of Geography |
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| author | Pauliina Raento |
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| description | Black Hawk, Central City, Cripple Creek (Colorado), and Deadwood (South Dakota) is analyzed through interdependencies between local history, geography, and regional and national developments of the gaming and heritage industries. First, local history and the pro‑gaming campaigns are examined. Second, the economic, social, and political transformations that followed the onset of gaming in the late 1980s and the early 1990s are discussed. The current situation is then analyzed from the same perspectives. Finally, current challenges to the towns' tourism economies are examined. These include schisms related to historic preservation of local architecture, the intensification of old regional rivalries, and competition in the gaming and heritage tourism markets nationwide. The examination shows how planning, communication, and examination of the bigger picture and its contextual interdependencies are crucial for sustainable development at the local level. Comparative studies on community developments that are sensitive to space, time, and scale support the goal of a broader understanding of sustainability. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-75d6cf58c7f74c939ce85b6cd28ed63b2022-12-22T00:12:53ZengGeographical Society of FinlandFennia: International Journal of Geography1798-56172001-01-011791Gambling in the Rocky MountainsPauliina Raento0Academy of Finland, Department of Geography, University of Nevada, USABlack Hawk, Central City, Cripple Creek (Colorado), and Deadwood (South Dakota) is analyzed through interdependencies between local history, geography, and regional and national developments of the gaming and heritage industries. First, local history and the pro‑gaming campaigns are examined. Second, the economic, social, and political transformations that followed the onset of gaming in the late 1980s and the early 1990s are discussed. The current situation is then analyzed from the same perspectives. Finally, current challenges to the towns' tourism economies are examined. These include schisms related to historic preservation of local architecture, the intensification of old regional rivalries, and competition in the gaming and heritage tourism markets nationwide. The examination shows how planning, communication, and examination of the bigger picture and its contextual interdependencies are crucial for sustainable development at the local level. Comparative studies on community developments that are sensitive to space, time, and scale support the goal of a broader understanding of sustainability.https://fennia.journal.fi/article/view/9186 |
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| title | Gambling in the Rocky Mountains |
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