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Gambling and its Relationship with the Increase of Crime
Gambling is a practice that has been around for hundreds, even thousands of years. ... The major problem with gambling is that it brings with it an increase of crime rate wherever it goes. Smaller crime rate, as well as violent crime rates, both almost always increase in an area where gambling is introduced.
Gambling is a bet, wager, or an act with an uncertain outcome. ... com) Gambling began in this country through both Native Americans and European settlers. Native Americans developed games and language describing gambling and believed that their gods determined fate and chance. ... htm)
The major gambling city of Las Vegas, that made almost all modern forms of gambling legal, was originally founded by organized crime. ... htm)
Today, all but two states, Hawaii and Utah, have some form of legal gambling. ... pagename=article&node=&contentId=A41446-2003Jan11¬Found=true)
Even though organized crime does not control gambling anymore, evidence seems to indicate that crime and gambling still go hand in hand.
Approximate Word count = 800
Approximate Pages = 3.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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