NCJ Number
38067
Date Published
1975
Length
686 pages
Annotation
TESTIMONY MADE BEFORE THE COMMISSION ON THE REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL POLICY TOWARD GAMBLING.
Abstract
WITNESSES INCLUDED MASSACHUSETTS' LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, STATE TREASURER, AND ATTORNEY GENERAL, AS WELL AS GERALD MCDOWELL, CHIEF ATTORNEY FOR THE NEW ENGLAND ORGANIZED CRIME STRIKE FORCE, AND ROBERT J. DIGRAZIA, POLICE COMMISSIONER OF BOSTON. TOPICS DISCUSSED ARE THE FINANCIAL BENEFITS FROM OPERATION OF LEGALIZED GAMBLING, THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE NATION'S LAWS AGAINST SYNDICATED GAMBLING, AND ORGANIZED CRIME'S INVOLVEMENT IN ILLEGAL BETTING.