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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Gambling, Crime and Society; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Abbreviations; 1 Towards Global Gambling; Europe; Australasia; North America; Asia; Academic Rationale for the Book; The Structure of the Book; References; 2 Bringing Crime to the City? Casinos, Betting Shops and Criminality; Introduction; Theorising Crime, Gambling and Casinos; Studies on Casinos and Crime; Licensed Betting Offices, Crime, Anti-Social Behaviour and Public Fear; Conclusion; References; 3 Gambling, Problem Gambling, Crime and the Criminal Justice System; Introduction; Defining Gambling-Related Crime |
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Population Studies of Problem Gamblers and CrimeGeneral Population Surveys; Clinical Population Surveys; Criminal Justice Data; Arrest, Court and Prison Data; Correctional Population Surveys; Understanding the Problem Gambling-Crime Relationship; Types of Crime Related to Gambling; The Profile of Individuals Who Commit Gambling-Related Crime; Problem Gambling and the Criminal Justice System; Problem Gambling as a Mitigating Factor in Sentencing; Gambling in Prison; Problem Gambling Treatment Within Criminal Justice Settings; Conclusion; References |
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4 Organised Crime, Gambling and Illegal GamblingIntroduction; Organised Crime; Organised Crime and Illegal Gambling; Organised Crime and Legal Gambling; Conclusion; References; 5 Gambling, Sport and Corruption; Introduction; Gambling and Sport; The Fix We're In; Increased Opportunities for Match-Fixing; The Organisational Dynamics of Match-Fixing; Theorising When and Where Match Fixing Is Most Likely to Take Place; Preventing Match-Fixing; Legal Provisions; Sporting Codes of Conduct; Integrity Units, Educational Programmes and Integrity and Compliance Hotlines; Early Warning Systems |
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ConclusionReferences; 6 Internet Gambling, Crime and the Regulation of Virtual Environments; Introduction; Internet Gambling Policy: Challenges and Opportunities; Illegal Internet Gambling; Who Are the Virtual Villains? Cyber-nomads, Dot.cons and Assemblages; Staying Online: Cyber-extortion and Denial of Service Attacks; Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing; Theft and Fraud; Gambling, Crime and Order Maintenance; Conclusion; References; 7 Gambling and Crime: Myths and Realities; Myths and Realities; Advancing Understanding of Gambling and Crime in Society; References; Index |
| Summary |
This book explores the manifold actual, possible and probable interconnections between gambling and crime in the context of the increased availability of wagering activities across many regions of the world. It examines the impact of the proliferation and propinquity of land-based betting establishments on crime, the role of organised crime in the provision of both licit and illicit forms of gambling, as well as problem gambling, crime and the administration of criminal justice. It also assesses the links between gambling, sport and corruption and the dimensions of crime that takes place in and around internet gambling sites. A thought-provoking study, this will be of particular interest to scholars in the fields of sociology, criminology and social policy |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Gambling and crime.
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Gambling.
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Gambling
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Crime & criminology.
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Organized crime.
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The self, ego, identity, personality.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Gambling
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Gambling and crime
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781137579942 |
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1137579943 |
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