2008-10-17, 05:16
#25
Spelbolag tjänar typiskt mindre under lågkonjunktur. Föreställningen att spelbolag klarar sig alldeles särskilt bra i lågkonjunktur kommer sig dels av studier utförda under förbudstider då spelbraschen riktade sig mot ett litet och prisokänsligt kundsegment på en hårt reglerad marknad och inte som idag allmänheten i stort med närmast fri konkurrens (på internet om inte annat). Det hela kan jämföras med att titta på hur vakanserna i bostadshyresfastigheter i Stockholms innerstad påverkas av en lågkonjuntur, inte alls, och därifrån försöka dra slutsatser om hyresmarknader i allmänhet. Dels är det helt enkelt en gångbar misantropisk klyscha. Observera att också alkohol säljer sämre än annars och pornografi mycket så i lågkonjunktur. Alkohol är en lyx många, men inte alla, fortsätter att unna sig och klamrar sig fast vid men några porrDVD:er blir det inte tal om.
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Is gambling recession proof
LAS VEGAS - In a town enthralled with its own mythology, Las Vegas would like to hold on to one myth in particular these days: Gambling is recession-proof.
It's conventional wisdom characteristic of a city and an industry far more accustomed to boom than bust, but it's just not true, experts say. Gamblers, whether motivated by compulsion or hope, don't necessarily double down when the economy spirals and belts tighten.
"It's an old idea that has very little relevance and maybe no relevance to the United States today," industry analyst Eugene Christiansen said.
Christiansen and others trace the notion to decades old economic research conducted when gamblers' options in the United States were limited to horse racing and a handful of Nevada resorts. Such tight supply ensured demand for gambling was steady.
"They fared pretty well," said William Eadington, a professor of economics and director for the University of Nevada, Reno Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming. "Part of this was a pent up supply of gaming product."
LAS VEGAS - In a town enthralled with its own mythology, Las Vegas would like to hold on to one myth in particular these days: Gambling is recession-proof.
It's conventional wisdom characteristic of a city and an industry far more accustomed to boom than bust, but it's just not true, experts say. Gamblers, whether motivated by compulsion or hope, don't necessarily double down when the economy spirals and belts tighten.
"It's an old idea that has very little relevance and maybe no relevance to the United States today," industry analyst Eugene Christiansen said.
Christiansen and others trace the notion to decades old economic research conducted when gamblers' options in the United States were limited to horse racing and a handful of Nevada resorts. Such tight supply ensured demand for gambling was steady.
"They fared pretty well," said William Eadington, a professor of economics and director for the University of Nevada, Reno Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming. "Part of this was a pent up supply of gaming product."
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Gas and gambling kind of come out of the same pocket. I'll have to have less action because my gas tank needs it.
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Senast redigerad av stardeath 2008-10-17 kl. 05:26.
Senast redigerad av stardeath 2008-10-17 kl. 05:26.
