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The Micro and Macro Dimensions of Gambling in the United States
Author(s) -
KallickKaufmann Maureen
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.618
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1540-4560
pISSN - 0022-4537
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4560.1979.tb01042.x
Subject(s) - revenue , sample (material) , government (linguistics) , macro , demographic economics , state (computer science) , demography , economics , socioeconomics , business , actuarial science , psychology , geography , sociology , mathematics , finance , linguistics , chemistry , philosophy , chromatography , algorithm , computer science , programming language
A national probability sample of 1736 respondents and a Nevada State probability sample of 296 respondents were surveyed during the summer of 1975 to determine the extent of gambling activity in the United States, to estimate the amount of government revenue that could result from various changes in the gambling laws, and to predict the social consequences of these changes. While there were large variations among regions and demographic groups, a majority of all adult Americans gamble. Wagers on commercial games amounted to $22.4 billion in 1974 of which $17 billion was wagered legally and approximately $5 billion illegally.