Online Gambling and Crime: Causes, Controls and Controversies

By James Banks

Book Overview

With attention to the manner in which online gambling can be a source of criminal activity, not only on the part of players, but also criminal entrepreneurs and legitimate gambling businesses, Online Gambling and Crime discusses developments in criminal law and regulatory frameworks, evaluating past and present policy on online gambling. A rich examination of the prevalence, incidence and experience of a range of criminal activities linked to gambling on the Internet, this book will appeal to scholars and policy makers in the fields of sociology and criminology, law, the study of culture and subculture, risk, health studies and social policy.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472414497
• ISBN13: 9781472414496
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"