SHOULD GAMBLING BE LEGALIZED FOR THE MAJOR SPORT EVENTS?

• NCJ Number: 35937
• Journal: Journal of Police Science and Administration Volume: 4 Issue: 2 Dated: (JUNE 1976) Pages: 203-212
• Author(s): D P HICKMAN
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 10 pages
• Corporate Author: Northwestern University
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A STUDY OF GAMBLING IS SAID TO INDICATE THAT THE CURRENT MOVEMENT TO EXTEND LEGALIZATION IS BASED ON FALSE HOPES AND FAULTY ASSUMPTIONS.

Abstract

IT IS SAID THAT LEGALIZED GAMBLING REPRESENTS AN INEFFICIENT GENERATOR OF REVENUE AND A LIMITED DEVICE FOR COMBATTING ORGANIZED CRIME. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)