Title

Gambling

Editors

Wilbur R. Miller

Document Type

Chapter

Publication Date

8-2012

Publication Title

The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encyclopedia

Publisher

Sage

Publisher Location

Thousand Oaks, CA

Edition

1st

First page number:

663

Last page number:

668

Abstract

Gambling has undergone as considerable evolution in the United States; while it was once almost universally considered a crime, many forms of gambling are now considered businesses and receive sanction from states that are active partners via their tax collections, which can range from 7 percent to as much as 75 percent of the total take. Additionally, many states own lottery operations outright, making states agents of promoting gambling. This shift from criminality to co-option took place over the second half of the 20th century and was the result of both social and economic changes in the United States. Loosening social mores and economic necessity both contributed to turning several American jurisdictions from policing to promoting gambling in many forms.

Keywords

Gambling – Law and legislation; Lotteries; United States

Disciplines

Criminology and Criminal Justice | Gaming and Casino Operations Management | Gaming Law | Legal Studies | Policy Design, Analysis, and Evaluation | Policy History, Theory, and Methods

Language

English

Permissions

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Publisher Citation

Schwartz, D. (2012). Gambling. In Wilbur R. Miller (Ed.), The social history of crime and punishment in America: An encylopedia. (pp. 664-668). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: 10.4135/9781452218427.n259

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