NCJ Number
48759
Date Published
1977
Length
68 pages
Annotation
INTENDED FOR INVESTIGATORS HANDLING GAMBLING VIOLATIONS, VARIOUS GAMBLING OPERATIONS ARE DESCRIBED, AND BOOKMAKING RECORDS, PARAPHERNALIA, AND MONITORED CONVERSATIONS ARE DISCUSSED AS POTENTIAL EVIDENCE.
Abstract
AFTER A BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF FEDERAL STATUTES, A DISCUSSION OF THE GENERAL WAGERING PROCESS ALONG WITH A CONSIDERATION OF THE SPECIFIC PURPOSES OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT RAID ON A GAMBLING OPERATION IS PRESENTED. SPORT WAGERING OPERATIONS ARE CONSIDERED WITH REFERENCES TO EACH SPORT INVOLVED. NUMBERS WAGERING AND HORSE RACE WAGERING ARE ALSO ADDRESSED. FINANCIAL RECORDS AND PARAPHERNALIA ARE DESCRIBED FOR EACH ILLEGAL OPERATION. ILLUSTRATIONS AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PARAPHERNALIA ARE INCLUDED. (RCB)