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GAMBLING

 

DEFINITION: “To plan or game, for money or other stake; to stake money or other thing of value on an uncertain event.

 It involves, not only chance, but a hope of gaining something beyond the amount played.” (Black’s Law Dictionary)

 

NARROW THE TOPIC:

·         How should Florida resolve the issue of funding education with lottery funds?

·         What should be done about Internet gambling?

·         Do casinos benefit local economies?

·         What effects have casinos had in different cities?

·         What is the relationship between gambling and crime?

·         What effect has gambling had on Indian tribes?

·         Is video gambling harmful?

·         Is compulsive gambling a disease?

·         Discuss the Canadian lawsuit alleging that video lottery terminals create and feed gambling addictions?

·         Should sports gambling be legalized?

·         Should slot machines be installed in Florida pari-mutuel facilities?

·         Is dog and horse racing cruel to animals?

 

LINCC SUBJECT HEADINGS: Gambling; Casinos; Lotteries; Bingo; Horse Racing—Betting; Pari-mutuel betting;

 

SPECIALIZED SOURCES SHELVED IN THE REFERENCE COLLECTION:

International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences	REF H 40 .A2 I5 2008
Criminal Justice	REF KF 9214.5 .C75 2006
Encyclopedia of Psychotherapy	REF RC 475.7 .E537 2002 v.1
Encyclopedia of White-Collar & Corporate Crime	REF HV 6768 .E63 2005
Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History	REF HC 15 .O94 2003 v.2

 

AVAILABLE AT THE REFERENCE DESK:

CQ Researcher  “Gambling in America”  3/07/03

Current Controversies: Gambling  (also available in the Opposing Viewpoints Database)

Issues & Controversies   "Internet Gambling Update" 10/20/06 p.429-428

Legalized Gambling: Contemporary Issues Companion (also available in the Opposing Viewpoints Database)

Opposing Viewpoints: The Internet; Sports and Athletes

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-IV-TR        REF RC 455.2 .C4 D536 “Pathological Gambling”

 

STATISTICS:

Information Plus: Gambling;  Recreation Ref Desk (also available in the Opposing Viewpoints Database)

Statistical Abstract of the United States  (also at Reference Desk)

Gallup Poll: Public Opinion REF HN 90 .P8 G35

 

ELECTRONIC INDEXES:

Academic Search Complete

Expanded Academic ASAP

OmniFile Full Text Select Edition

PsycArticles

General Business File

Business Source Complete

 

FULL-TEXT NEWSPAPERS: America's Newspapers

 

SUGGESTED INTERNET SITES:

American Indian Gambling and Casino Center	http://www.indiangaming.org/
American Gambling Association	http://www.americangaming.org/
Purdue University Government Documents and Links	http://www.lib.purdue.edu/govdocs/gambling.html
Florida Statutes. Chapter 849	http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=Ch0849/titl0849.htm
National Council on Problem Gambling	http://www.ncpgambling.org/
University of Memphis Links	http://exlibris.memphis.edu/resource/unclesam/gaming.html

 

CITING YOUR SOURCES:

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