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Gambling, Crime and Society

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  • © 2017

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Authors:
  1. James Banks

    1. Law and Criminology, Sheffield Hallam University , Sheffield, United Kingdom

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  • Provides a holistic account for the many connections between gambling, sport and organised crime

  • Addresses the problems associated with numerous forms of gambling: in betting shops, online and animal fighting

  • Questions the links between the psychology of addiction and gambling-related crime

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Towards Global Gambling

    • James Banks
    Pages 1-30

  3. Bringing Crime to the City? Casinos, Betting Shops and Criminality

    • James Banks
    Pages 31-62

  4. Gambling, Problem Gambling, Crime and the Criminal Justice System

    • James Banks
    Pages 63-109

  5. Organised Crime, Gambling and Illegal Gambling

    • James Banks
    Pages 111-136

  6. Gambling, Sport and Corruption

    • James Banks
    Pages 137-181

  7. Internet Gambling, Crime and the Regulation of Virtual Environments

    • James Banks
    Pages 183-223

  8. Gambling and Crime: Myths and Realities

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    Pages 225-237

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 239-243
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About this book

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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Law and Criminology, Sheffield Hallam University , Sheffield, United Kingdom

    James Banks

About the author

James Banks is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the Department of Law and Criminology, Sheffield Hallam University, UK. 

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