Public Policy on Pathological Gambling: An Examination of Federal Recommendations and the Gaming Industry’s Response
Department
History and Political Science
Major
History
Research Advisor
Gragg, Larry Dale, 1950-
Advisor's Department
History and Political Science
Funding Source
Missouri S&T Opportunities for Undergraduate Research Experiences (OURE) Program
Abstract
This paper examines the federal government’s recommendations concerning pathological and problem gambling and the gaming industry’s response to those recommendations. The research for this paper comes primarily from two national studies: the 1976 Commission on the Review of the National Policy toward Gambling Final Report and the 1999 National Gambling Impact Study Commission Final Report. In 1999 the American Gaming Association released its own review of the casino industry. These reports reveal the difficulties of government at the state and federal level in addressing the problem of pathological gambling.
Biography
Ashley is a senior studying history and secondary education. She is currently president of Phi Alpha Theta and a member of Phi Kappa Phi, History Club, and Student-Missouri State Teachers’ Association. She is the daughter of Chris and Deborah Grace and is from Lebanon, Missouri
Research Category
Arts and Humanities
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Document Type
Presentation
Award
Arts and humanities oral presentation, First place
Location
Turner Room
Presentation Date
06 Apr 2011, 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Public Policy on Pathological Gambling: An Examination of Federal Recommendations and the Gaming Industry’s Response
Turner Room
This paper examines the federal government’s recommendations concerning pathological and problem gambling and the gaming industry’s response to those recommendations. The research for this paper comes primarily from two national studies: the 1976 Commission on the Review of the National Policy toward Gambling Final Report and the 1999 National Gambling Impact Study Commission Final Report. In 1999 the American Gaming Association released its own review of the casino industry. These reports reveal the difficulties of government at the state and federal level in addressing the problem of pathological gambling.
