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Compiled by Chad Hills [updated: 12/14/2007]

A growing library of gambling research, testimonies and articles from the experts.

[Updated: 8-22-2007]

Welcome to Focus On Social Issues gambling research library. We developed this page and the associated links to help citizens and professionals know and understand the truth about gambling.

The Web site is under construction and will continue to be updated as new research appears and permissions to post articles and papers are granted.

Check often for new research and cite this information as you perform your own research. Currently, authors are listed in alphabetical order. In the near future, a topical option will be available also.

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The National Gambling Impact Study Commission (NGISC)
Surveys:
  • Paul Taylor, Cary Funk, Peyton Craighill, "Gambling: As the Take Rises, So Does Public Concern," Pew Research Center, social trends report online, 23 May 2006.

    A modest backlash in attitudes towards legalized gambling has taken hold among an American public that spends more money on more forms of legal gambling now than at any time in the nation's history. Seven-in-ten (70%) Americans say that legalized gambling encourages people to gamble more than they can afford, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. Similarly, 71% of the public today - down from 78% in 1989 - approves of lotteries as a way for states to raise revenue. Public support for other forms of legalized gambling, such as casino, off-track betting on horse racing and pro sports betting, has either been stable or declined since 1989.

  • George Barna, "Morality Continues To Decay," The Barna Research Group, 3 November 2003.

    More than four out of five adults – 83% - contend that they are concerned about the moral condition of the nation. Given that 84% of all adults consider themselves to be Christian, they have good reason to worry about the moral state of the country: many of their own views conflict with the moral teachings of their professed faith. A majority of Americans believed that each of three activities were “morally acceptable.” Those included gambling (61%), co-habitation (60%), and sexual fantasies (59%).

Research:
U.S. Department of Justice
  1. Richard C. McCorkle, "Gambling and Crime Among Arrestees: Exploring the Link," United States Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice, July 2004. (Note: This link will leave this site and go to the National Criminal Justice Reference Service site.)
  2. Charles Wellford, "When It's No Longer A Game: Pathological Gambling in the United States," National Institute of Justice Journal (NCJ 187713), April 2001, pp.14-18. (Note: This link will leave this site and go to the National Criminal Justice Reference Service site.)
  3. "Internet Gambling: An Overview of the Issues," National Institute of Justice (NCJ 198168), December 2002. (Note: This link will leave this site and go to the gao.gov site.)
2007 National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling conference - NCALG (Washington, D.C.)
  1. Chad Hills, "The Gambling Cartel: Associations, Affiliations & Links," Focus on the Family Action, 2007 NCALG Conference, 12 October 2007 (Power Point presentation, PDF format, 5MB may take a few minutes to load). Note: Handouts are at the end of this presentation. Click here to download only the Gambling Connections Chart.
  2. See previous NCALG conference reports.
Tim Falkiner(Information);Roger Horbay (Information)
  1. Falkiner, T., Horbay, R. (2006) Unbalanced Reel Gaming Machines. Paper presented at the 2006 International Pokies Impact Conference, Melbourne, Australia
Grinols, Earl L. (Bio) (Information) [More Earl Grinols research to be added soon.
  1. Earl L. Grinols, Gambling In America: Costs and Benefits, ( New York: Cambridge University Press, 2004).                                                 
  2. Statement of Earl L. Grinols, Professor of Economics Univ. of Illinois, National Gambling Impact & Policy Comm'n Act: Hearing on H.R. 497 Before the House Comm. on the Judiciary, 104th Cong., 1st Sess. 367-405 (1995).                                                                             
  3. Prepared Statement of Earl L. Grinols, Professor of Economics Univ. of Illinois, The National Impact of Casino Gambling Proliferation: Hearing Before the House Comm. On Small Business, 103d Cong., 2d Sess. 71-76 (1994).                                                     
  4. Earl L. Grinols, “Cutting the Cards and Craps: Right Thinking About Gambling Economics” in Gambling: Who Wins? Who Loses?, G. Reith, ed. Prometheus Contemporary Issues Series, ( New York : Prometheus Books, 2003). [Reprinted with permission.]                        
  5. Earl L. Grinols, “Gambling Economics: A Primer,” Faith and Economics, 28, Fall 1996, 25-31. (Reprinted with permission.)
Kindt, John Warren (Bio) (Information)

Note: The following articles from "Law Reviews" (abbreviated "L. Rev.") and "Law Journals" (Abbreviated "L.J.") are influential with legislators and lawyers. A copy of any or all of the following articles may be downloaded for educational use or information.

  1. John W. Kindt,Gambling With Terrorism: Gambling’s Strategic Socio-Economic Threat To National Security, address at Harvard Univ., Feb. 10-11, 2007 (event sponsored by Harvard Business School, Harvard Law School andKennedy School of Government).

  2. Testimony and Statement of Professor John Warren Kindt, Univ. Ill., Internet Gambling Prohibition Act of 2006: Hearing on H.R. 4777 Before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcomm. On Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security

    [Also see testimony of Congressional Rep. Robert Goodlatte, Member of Congress, 6th Congressional District of Virginia, and testimony of Bruce Ohr, Chief of the Organized Crime and Racketeering Section, United States Department of Justice.]

  3. Testimony of Professor John Warren Kindt, Univ. Ill., Before the U.S. House of Representatives Comm. On Resources, 109th Cong., 1st Sess., Apr. 27, 2005.

  4. Statement of Professor John Warren Kindt, National Gambling Impact & Policy Comm'n Act: Hearing on H.R. 497 Before the House Comm. on the Judiciary, 104th Cong., 1st Sess. 519-27 (1995).

  5. Statement of Professor John Warren Kindt, The National Impact of Casino Gambling Proliferation: Hearing Before the House Comm. On Small Business, 103d Cong., 2d Sess. 77-81 (1994).

  6. John W. Kindt, Subpoenaing Information from the Gambling Industry: Will the Discovery Process in Civil Lawsuits Reveal Hidden Violations Including the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act?, 82 OREGON L. REV. 221-294 (2003) (lead article) (reprinted with permission).

  7. John W. Kindt, “The Insiders” for Gambling Lawsuits: Are the Games “Fair” and Will Casinos and Gambling Facilities be Easy Targets for Blueprints for RICO and Other Causes of Action?, 55 MERCER L. REV. 529-593 (2004) (lead article) (reprinted with permission).

  8. John W. Kindt, The Gambling Industry and Academic Research: Have Gambling Monies Tainted the Research Environment?, 13 UNIV. S. CALIF. INTERDISCIPLINARY L. J. 1-47 (2003) (lead article) (reprinted with permission).

  9. John W. Kindt, Gambling with Terrorism and U.S. Military Readiness: Time to Ban Video Gambling Devices on U.S. Military Bases and Facilities?, 24 N. ILL. U. L. REV. 1-39 (2003) (lead article) (reprinted with permission).

  10. John W. Kindt, Would Re-Criminalizing U.S. Gambling Pump-Prime the Economy and Could U.S. Gambling Facilities Be Transformed into Educational and High-Tech Facilities? Will the Legal Discovery of Gambling Companies’ Secrets Confirm Research Issues?, 8 STANFORD J.L., BUS. & FIN. 169-212 (2003) (lead article) (reprinted with permission).

  11. John W. Kindt, Diminishing Or Negating The Multiplier Effect: The Transfer of Consumer Dollars to Legalized Gambling: Should A Negative Socio-Economic “Crime Multiplier” be Included in Gambling Cost/Benefit Analyses?, 2003 MICH. ST. DCL L. REV. 281-313 (lead article) (reprinted with permission).

  12. John W. Kindt, Internationally, The 21st Century Is No Time for the United States to Be Gambling With the Economy: Taxpayers Subsidizing the Gambling Industry and the De Facto Elimination of All Casino Tax Revenues via the 2002 Economic Stimulus Act, 29 OHIO N. UNIV. L. REV. 363-394 (2003) (lead article) (reprinted with permission).

  13. John W. Kindt & John K. Palchak, Legalized Gambling’s Destabilization of U.S. Financial Institutions and the Banking Industry: Issues in Bankruptcy, Credit, and Social Norm Production, 9 EMORY U. BANKRUPTCY DEV. J. 21-69 2002) (lead article) (reprinted with permission).

  14. John W. Kindt, The Failure to Regulate the Gambling Industry Effectively: Incentives for Perpetual Non-Compliance, 27 S. ILL. U.L.J. 221-262 (2002) (lead article) (reprinted with permission).

  15. John W. Kindt & Anne E.C. Brynn, Destructive Economic Policies in the Age of Terrorism: Government-Sanctioned Gambling as Encouraging Transboundary Economic Raiding and Destabilizing National and International Economies, 16 TEMPLE INT’L & COMP. L.J. 243-277 (2002-03) (lead article) (reprinted with permission).

  16. John W. Kindt & Stephen W. Joy, Internet Gambling and the Destabilization of National and International Economies: Time for a Comprehensive Ban on Gambling Over the World Wide Web, 80 DENV. U.L. REV. 111-153 (2002) (reprinted with permission).

  17. John W. Kindt & Thomas Asmar, College and Amateur Sports Gambling: Gambling Away Our Youth?, 8 VILLANOVA SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT L.J. 221-252 (2002) (lead article) (reprinted with permission).

  18. John W. Kindt, The Costs of Addicted Gamblers: Should the States Initiate Mega-Lawsuits Similar to the Tobacco Cases?, 22 MANAGERIAL & DECISION ECON. 17-63 (2001) (invited article) (Copyright 2001, John Wiley & Sons Limited, reproduced with permission).

  19. John W. Kindt, Follow the Money: Gambling, Ethics, and Subpoenas, 556 ANNALS OF THE AM. ACADEMY OF POLITICAL & SOC. SCI., 85-97 (1998) (invited article) (reprinted with permission).

  20. John W. Kindt, The Business-Economic Impacts of Licensed Casino Gambling in West Virginia, 13 W. VA. U. INST. PUB. AFF. 22-26 (1996) (invited article) (reprinted with permission).

  21. John W. Kindt, Introducing Casino-Style Gambling into Pre-existing Economies: A Summary of Impacts on Tourism, Restaurants, Hotels, and Small Businesses, 10 N. ARIZ. U., ARIZ. H. RESEARCH & RESOURCE CTR 6-9 (1996) (invited article) (reprinted with permission).

  22. John W. Kindt, U.S. National Security And The Strategic Economic Base: The Business/Economic Impacts Of Legalized Gambling Activities, 39 ST. LOUIS U.L.J. 567-584 (1995) (invited article) (reprinted with permission).

  23. John W. Kindt, Legalized Gambling Activities As Subsidized By Taxpayers, 48 ARK. L. REV. 889-931 (1995) (lead article) (reprinted with permission).

  24. John W. Kindt, Legalized Gambling Activities: The Issues Involving Market Saturation, 15 N. ILL. U. L. REV. 271-306 (1995) (reprinted with permission).

  25. John W. Kindt, The Economic Impacts of Legalized Gambling Activities, 45 DRAKE L. REV. 51-95 (1994) (reprinted with permission).

  26. John W. Kindt, The Negative Impacts Of Legalized Gambling On Businesses, 4 U. MIAMI BUS. L.J. 93-124 (1994) (lead article) (reprinted with permission).

  27. John W. Kindt, Increased Crime and Legalizing Gambling Operations: The Impacts on the Socio-Economics of Business and Government, 30 CRIM L. BULL. 538-555 (1994) (reprinted with permission).

  28. Statement of Professor John Warren Kindt, Univ. Ill., to the National Gambling Impact Study Commission, "U.S. and International Concerns over the Socio-Economic Costs of Legalized Gambling: Greater than the Illegal Drug Problem?," Chicago, Ill., May 21, 1998.

  29. John W. Kindt, U.S. National Security And The Strategic Economic Base: The Business/Economic Impacts Of Legalized Gambling Activities, 39 St. Louis U.L.J. 567-584 (1995), reprinted in National Gambling Impact & Policy Comm'n Act: Hearing on H.R. 497 Before the House Comm on the Judiciary, 104th Cong., 1st Sess. 528-545 (1995).

Thompson, William N. (Bio) (Information)
  1. William N. Thompson, R. Keith Schwer, Daryl Nakamuro, "Beyond the Limits of Recreation: Social Costs of Gambling in Southern Nevada," University of Nevada in Las Vegas, research presented at the 2003 Annual Meeting of the Far West and American Popular Culture Association, 1 February 2003. [Commentary]

Research From Other Countries
Australia

  1. Rebekah Doley, "Want To Make a Bet? Gambling and Crime in Australasia," Australasian Centre for Policing Research (NCJ 203695), 2000. (Note: This link will take you out of this site to the Australasian Centre for Policing Research site.)

  2. "Fraud Survey 2002," KPMG Forensic, Australia, 2002, (NCJRS Abstract). (Note: This link will leave this site and take you to the NCJRS site.) ["... (3) the increasing incidence of fraudulent conduct being motivated by gambling, reflecting a rise in gambling accessibility ..." White collar crimes ; Fraud ; Business crime costs ; Misuse of funds ; Fraud and abuse prevention measures ; Commercial fraud ; Fraud investigations ; New Zealand ; Australia]
United Kingdom
  1. The Gambling Commission Annual Report 2005/06, London House of Commons, The Stationery Office (HC 1226- SE/2006/94), 12 July 2006. (Note: This report will take you out of this site and into the United Kingdom Gambling Commission site.)

Last revised on 12/14/2007


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