Legalized Gambling

by Haugen, David M.

• ISBN13: 9780816060542
• ISBN10: 0816060541
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-01-30
• Publisher: Facts on File

Summary

The casino boom in the 1980s and 1990s brought national attention to legalized gambling throughout the United States. Whereas advocates for the rapidly growing gaming industry contend that gambling will revitalize local economies with more jobs, tourism, and tax money for the host communities, others claim that much of that tax money rarely reaches the majority of community residents and, instead, brings a higher rate of crime, violence, and bankruptcy, not to mention encourages compulsive gambling. Because casinos are still being built and lottery jackpots are continuing to grow, the debates over legalized gambling persist in American culture. Communities as well as policymakers remain polarized as to the benefits and costs of gambling. Can an industry that thrives on the addictions of residents be ethically sound? Is compulsive gambling a serious problem? Does legalized gambling aid or harm host communities? Legalized Gambling addresses these controversies by examining America's historical love/hate relationship with gambling. This in-depth examination serves as an aid to students who are researching this issue, as well as other members of the public interested in the history and controversies of legalized gambling. Furthermore, the resource sections make this book a useful tool for teachers and librarians. Given the nation's continuing fascination with gambling, Legalized Gambling will capitalize on public interest and reveal political, economic, and moral complexities of the issue that otherwise may not be apparent.

Table of Contents

PART I OVERVIEW OF THE TOPIC
Chapter 1 Introduction to Legalized Gambling	3	(70)
Chapter 2 The Law and Legalized Gambling	73	(44)
Chapter 3 Chronology	117	(14)
Chapter 4 Biographical Listing	131	(9)
Chapter 5 Glossary	140	(7)
PART II GUIDE TO FURTHER RESEARCH
Chapter 6 How to Research Legalized Gambling Issues	147	(16)
Chapter 7 Annotated Bibliography	163	(30)
Chapter 8 Organizations and Agencies	193	(24)
PART III APPENDICES
Appendix A The Wire Wager Act (USC 18 § 1084) (1961)	217	(2)
Appendix B The Travel Act (USC 18 § 1952) (1961)	219	(2)
Appendix C The Interstate Transportation of Wagering Paraphernalia Act (USC 18 § 1953) (1961)	221	(2)
Appendix D Excerpts from the Supreme Court's Opinion and Dissent in California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, 480 U.S. 202 (1987)	223	(7)
Appendix E Excerpts Defining Classes of Indian Games and Their Operation from the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (USC 25 § 2701 et seq.) (1988)	230	(5)
Appendix F Excerpts Relevant to Negotiating Tribal Compacts in the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (USC 25 § 2701 et seq.) (1988)	235	(5)
Appendix G The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (USC 28 § 3701 et seq.) (1993)	240	(3)
Appendix H Excerpts on the Role of Government in the Expansion of Gambling in the United States from the National Gambling Impact Study Commission Report (1999)	243	(4)
Appendix I The National Gambling Impact Study Commission Report: Recommending a Pause in the Expansion of Gambling in the United States (1999)	247	(3)
Appendix J Excerpts Outlining the Economic Benefits of Gaming from the National Public Sector Gaming Study Commission Report (1999)	250	(8)
Appendix K The National Public Sector Gaming Study Commission Report: Executive Summary (1999)	258	(5)
Appendix L Excerpt of the Leach-LaFalce Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (2002)	263	(10)
Appendix M Tribal Gaming Statistics from the National Indian Gaming Commission (2004)	273	(3)
Appendix N National Indian Gaming Commission Notice of Approval of Class III Tribal Gaming Ordinances (2005)	276	(5)
Index	281

Excerpts

The casino boom in the 1980s and 1990s brought national attention to legalized gambling throughout the United States. Whereas advocates for the rapidly growing gaming industry contend that gambling will revitalize local economies with more jobs, tourism, and tax money for the host communities, others claim that much of that tax money rarely reaches the majority of community residents and, instead, brings a higher rate of crime, violence, and bankruptcy, not to mention encourages compulsive gambling. Because casinos are still being built and lottery jackpots are continuing to grow, the debates over legalized gambling persist in American culture. Communities as well as policymakers remain polarized as to the benefits and costs of gambling. Can an industry that thrives on the addictions of residents be ethically sound? Is compulsive gambling a serious problem? Does legalized gambling aid or harm host communities?
Legalized Gambling addresses these controversies by examining America's historical love/hate relationship with gambling. This in-depth examination serves as an aid to students who are researching this issue, as well as other members of the public interested in the history and controversies of legalized gambling. Furthermore, the resource sections make this book a useful tool for teachers and librarians. Given the nation's continuing fascination with gambling, Legalized Gambling will capitalize on public interest and reveal political, economic, and moral complexities of the issue that otherwise may not be apparent.