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Gambling Experts and Information
The gambling industry likes to use the word "gaming" to describe their activities. Again, a marketing attempt to put a nicer sounding name on an activity that produces serious social harms. We think of "gaming" as something you do for fun and amusement, but unless you are gambling on your gaming, you are not likely to lose your paycheck. Below are some links to information on gambling that you might find useful.
- The New Cherokee State-Tribal Gaming Compact and SB 582-Authorize Indian Gaming/Revenue, Violates the Constitutional Ban on Hereditary and Exclusive Emoluments
This Issue Brief summarizes the legal discussion regarding the relationship between the new Cherokee Compact and the North Carolina constitutional ban on hereditary and exclusive emoluments. May 31, 2012 more
- Bringing Las Vegas to North Carolina
Despite a consistent history of opposition to expanded gambling in North Carolina, the General Assembly is considering amending the compact with the Cherokee Nation in the western part of the State, to allow Las Vegas-style casino game. Legal intern Kyle Jensen considers the historical, federal, and state environments in his presentation of the arguments against allowing such an expansion on economic, legal, and social grounds. more
- Playing To Lose
Claims that gambling is an answer to the state's economic woes ignore gambling's dark underside and the costs North Carolina can expect to pay as a result, as laid out by Lawrence Duke. more
- The Economics of Gambling: Summary Points
This is an excellent 2–pager by Professor Earl L. Grinols, Dept. of Economics, University of Illinois and is a summary of his official testimony before the Pennsylvania Senate Finance Committee on April 30, 2003. Professor Grinols is possibly the foremost economist working on gambling issues today.
- Professor Earl Grinols Discusses Casino Gambling - Video
- Grinols PowerPoint Presentation
Also by Professor Earl L. Grinols is an excellent powerpoint presentation on The Economics of Gambling as presented on November 17, 2009 in New Hampshire. His 2004 book "Gambling in America" has been well received and useful to policy makers across the country. Find a short review at Casino Watch and another here at the News Bureau | Illinois.
- Gambling Blog by Chad Hills
Ever since Dr. James Dobson served on the National Gambling Impact Study Commission, Focus on the Family has had a gambling analyst on staff. Chad Hills has been covering the gambling scene for a number of years now and his posts on the subject have numerous links to lots of useful information.
- Video Lottery Terminals (VLTs) and Electronic Gaming Devices
This is an issue brief written by gambling analyst Chad Hills. This article deals primarily with the extremely addictive nature of VLTs, that are used for video poker and "sweepstakes" gambling.
- Citizenlink Gambling Research Page
The research page maintained by Chad Hills, gambling analyst for Focus on the Family/Citizenlink. There are numerous links to academic studies as well as a wealth of other resources. - The Report of the National Gambling Impact Study Commission
Concluding its two–year investigation into all aspects of gambling in the United States, we liked the comprehensive nature of the report so much that we posted it before the Commission disbanded its own website. Others must have felt the same way because the information exists in several locations on the internet. Our access page will let you download the section of the report that you want in pdf form.
- Brochure: [pdf]
What Payoff Can You Expect From Gambling
For those of you who like your information in bite–sized chunks, this brochure by Focus on the Family can be downloaded and read, emailed to others, or printed out as a tri-fold brochure. If you are going to read it on your computer, you will probably have to move it around the screen a bit.
"Sweepstakes" and "Internet Cafes"
In an attempt to put a nicer sounding name on video poker casinos, gambling operators have euphamistically named their latest gambling venues in North Carolina "Sweepstakes" and "Internet Cafes." Substitute the words "Video Poker" for "sweepstakes" and "Casino" for "cafe" and you'll have a more accurate description of these activities. Video Poker and Internet Casinos. Below are links to some of the resources we have found.
- Issue Brief—House Bill 1180-Video Sweepstakes Entertainment Tax
This issue brief outlines many of the current laws that relate to video sweepstakes.
- Current Laws Relating To Video Sweepstakes
This issue brief outlines many of the current laws that relate to video sweepstakes.
- An Overview Of The Facts on Video Gambling in North Carolina
This packet provides legislators and citizens with an overview of the history, facts, and harms related to video gambling in North Carolina. It includes articles from Family North Carolina and Issue Briefs on gambling-related bills considered in the General Assembly.
- It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over:
Video Gambling Returns to North Carolina
Despite a statutory ban on video gambling in North Carolina, a new breed of gambling machines, known as “sweepstakes machines” are spreading like wildfire. Drawing on his experience working with the National Gambling Impact Study Commission and as a corporate attorney representing clients in promotions and sweepstakes matters, Christopher Derrick exposes the underbelly of this subversion of the law.
- North Carolina's Ban on Video Gambling
Should Be Clarified to Focus on the Activity and Intent of Video Gambling
The gambling industry is exploiting the technicalities of North Carolina's existing ban on video gambling, and thereby violating the intent of the General Assembly to ban all video gambling statewide. The statute must be clarified to ban video gambling on the basis of intent and activity rather than logistics.
- Map of Wilmington Casinos
We're calling them casinos because that's what they are. This City of Wilmington map entitled "Existing Electronic Gaming Establishments" was generated on April 21, 2010. It shows about separate locations within the city limits, not including the rest of New Hanover County. If you gathered all the machines in these locations and placed them under one roof, no one would argue that you had a casino. By spreading them out across the city, they become more accessable in numerous locations and also make it much more difficult for local law enforcement.
- Interview with Gambling Expert John Kindt
Bill Brooks talks with nationally known gambling expert, John Kindt, Professor of Business Administration at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. Kindt formerly served as senior fellow at the London School of Economics, and holds several degrees in law and economics. Professor Kindt discusses the social and economic issues of compulsive gambling, and their relationship to video poker, and why all forms of video gambling, including the so-called “sweepstakes” machines that are popping up across North Carolina, should be banned.
To listen, choose one of these formats. mp3 — wma
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