ABSTRACT
Gambling long has been a favorite national pastime, but lately it has become a national obsession. Casino gambling was limited in 1988 to Nevada and Atlantic City, New Jersey; today, there are 27 states (and the District of Columbia) and three territories that have legalized, through statutes or tribal contracts, casino gambling. At present, 48 of the 50 states (Hawaii and Utah are exceptions) sanction some form of intra-or interstate gambling, including parimutuel wagering on horses and dogs, charity betting, lotteries, bingo, cards, sports, pulltabs, and scratch tickets. Hundreds of “virtual casinos” and other sites are available on the Internet, and for those who can’t leave home without it, gambling is now available on international airline flights.
