GAMBLING IN AMERICA - SUMMARIES OF HEARING TESTIMONY BEFORE THE COMMISSION ON THE REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL POLICY TOWARD GAMBLING

• NCJ Number: 40596
• Author(s): P HELSING
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 563 pages
• Corporate Author: US Commission on the Review of the National Policy Toward Gambling
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS VOLUME CONTAINS SUMMARIES OF THE TESTIMONY OF ALL PRINCIPAL WITNESSES, INCLUDING HIGHLIGHTS OF THE QUESTIONING PERIOD THAT FOLLOWED WITNESSES' PREPARED STATEMENTS.

Abstract

BETWEEN APRIL 3, 1974, AND SEPTEMBER 23, 1976, THE NATIONAL GAMBLING COMMISSION CONDUCTED 37 DAYS OF HEARINGS AND RECEIVED TESTIMONY FROM APPROXIMATELY 265 WITNESSES. AMONG THE WITNESSES WERE ELECTED OFFICIALS; MEMBERS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS; OFFICIALS OF GAMBLING REGULATORY AGENCIES IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD; REPRESENTATIVES OF THE VARIOUS GAMBLING INDUSTRIES, BOTH LEGAL AND ILLEGAL; MEMBERS OF AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL SPORTS LEAGUES; JOURNALISTS; AND INTERESTED CITIZENS. HEARINGS WERE HELD IN WASHINGTON, D.C., AND IN NINE OTHER CITIES: BOSTON, PHILADELPHIA, DETROIT, CLEVELAND, CARSON CITY, LAS VEGAS, PHOENIX, CHICAGO, AND MIAMI. ALL ASPECTS OF GAMBLING, INCLUDING LOTTERIES, DOG-FIGHTING, SPORTS BETTING, HORSE RACING, OFF-TRACK BETTING, CASINO GAMBLING, AND BRITISH GAMBLING, ARE DISCUSSED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)..MSP