NCJ Number
10821
Date Published
1969
Length
248 pages
Annotation
EXAMINATION OF ILLEGAL GAMBLING AND ITS INTERPLAY WITH ORGANIZED CRIME AND OFFICIAL CORRUPTION, WITH A REVIEW OF GAMBLING LAW ENFORCEMENT SINCE COLONIAL TIMES.
Abstract
ALL COMMON FORMS OF GAMBLING ARE COVERED, INCLUDING THOSE PROMOTED BY STATE GOVERNMENTS, AS IN THE CASE OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NEW YORK LOTTERIES, AND THOSE LICENSED AS LEGAL PRIVATE ENTERPRISE, AS IN NEVADA. THE PERVASIVELY CORRUPTING INFLUENCE OF GAMBLING PROCEEDS AND THE AMERICAN PUBLIC'S AMBIVALENCE TOWARD GAMBLING ARE DISCUSSED. THE AUTHOR RECOMMENDS MEASURES FOR THE CONTROL OF GAMBLING AND ITS CONNECTIONS WITH ORGANIZED CRIME. AMONG THESE ARE THE CREATION OF A FEDERAL BUREAU OF GAMING WITHIN THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT AND RELIANCE ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY OF CONGRESS TO REGULATE THE CURRENCY, SUPPLEMENTING ENFORCEMENT BASED ON INTERSTATE COMMERCE, AND TAXING POWERS. THE APPENDICES PROVIDE A COMPILATION OF STATEMENTS ON GAMBLING BY GOVERNMENTAL COMMISSIONS AND CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES, THE TEXT OF THE MODEL ANTI-GAMBLING ACT, GAMBLING CHARACTERISTICS OF PINBALL MACHINES, A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY, SUMMARIES OF LEADING COURT CASES, A LIST OF FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS, AND A GLOSSARY OF GAMBLING TERMS.