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- Title
Gambling in Australia.
- Authors
Pinto, Susan; Wilson, Paul
- Abstract
The article explains the status of gambling in each jurisdiction in Australia. It explores the negative aspects associated with both legal and illegal gambling in the country which include limits to control, criminal activity, and compulsive gambling. It discusses several reforms to legal gambling which aim to assure more effective supervision and control. It highlights the significance of thorough research and evaluation prior to the implementation of legislative and policy changes in the field of gambling. It also discusses several popular forms of gambling in the country such lotteries, poker machines, and casinos.
- Subjects
AUSTRALIA; GAMBLING laws; GAMBLING industry; LEISURE industry; POKER; AMUSEMENTS; CASINOS -- Government policy; LOTTERIES; PREVENTION of criminal acts; GOVERNMENT policy
- Publication
Trends & Issues in Crime & Criminal Justice, 1990, Issue 24, p1
- ISSN
0817-8542
- Publication type
Article