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This definition of Gambling is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.

Gambling in State Statute Topics

Introduction to Gambling (State statute topic)

The purpose of Gambling is to provide a broad appreciation of the Gambling legal topic. Select from the list of U.S. legal topics for information (other than Gambling).

Gambling in relation to Local Government Regulatory Functions

Find out in this American legal Encyclopedia the information on Gambling in relation to Local Government Regulatory Power and Function (and in the context of local government law).

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  • Local Goverment Regulation
  • Local Law Regulation
  • Local Government Power

The United States Gambling Laws

General overview of gambling laws in the United States. There is additional information on gambling taxes in the United States.

Gambling

In Legislation

Gambling in the U.S. Code: Title 18, Part I, Chapter 50

The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating gambling are compiled in the United States Code under Title 18, Part I, Chapter 50. It constitutes “prima facie” evidence of statutes relating to Crimes and Criminal Law (including gambling) of the United States. The readers can further narrow their legal research on the topic by chapter and subchapter.

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Gambling in relation to Crime and Race

Gambling is included in the Encyclopedia of Race and Crime (1), beginning with: Race and crime have played and continue to play a prominent role in the realm of gambling, most notably in the United States, where many religious groups maintain that gambling is sinful because it intrudes into God’s domain. Religious considerations, combined with notorious episodes of criminal skullduggery, led to the outlawing of gambling in all American jurisdictions near the end of the 19th century. But states, hard-pressed for funds to provide adequate services to residents, subsequently returned to lotteries and other forms of wagering as a painless political move, much more acceptable to citizens than tax increases. At first, gambling in the United States tended to be controlled by organized crime, but in recent years corporate interests have taken over big-time gambling enterprises, aware that such businesses could be operated legally and yield huge profits.

Gambling in relation to Local Government Regulatory Functions

Find out in this American legal Encyclopedia the information on Gambling in relation to Local Government Regulatory Power and Function (and in the context of local government law).

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  • Local Goverment Regulation
  • Local Law Regulation
  • Local Government Power

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  1. Entry about Gambling in the Encyclopedia of Race and Crime

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