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Record Nr.

UNINA9910255267903321

Autore

Banks James

Titolo

Gambling, Crime and Society / / by James Banks

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017

ISBN

9781137579942

1137579943

9781137579935

1137579935

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 243 pages)

Disciplina

364

Soggetti

Crime - Sociological aspects

Critical criminology

Transnational crime

Organized crime

Computer crimes

Personality

Difference (Psychology)

Crime and Society

Critical Criminology

Transnational Crime

Organized Crime

Cybercrime

Personality and Differential Psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Towards Global Gambling -- 2. Bringing Crime to the City? Casinos, Betting Shops and Criminality -- 3. Gambling, Problem Gambling, Crime and the Criminal Justice System -- 4. Organised Crime, Gambling and Illegal Gambling -- 5. Gambling, Sport and Corruption -- 6. Internet Gambling, Crime and the Regulation of Virtual Environments -- 7. Gambling and Crime: Myths and Realities.



Sommario/riassunto

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.