Government Documents on Gambling
Many governmental entities have turned to legalized gambling as a revenue source preferrable to tax increases on the residents of a particular area. Gambling revenues are used to finance continually growing demand for government services. Chosing to legalize gambling also has a variety of personal and societal costs. Government agencies charged with enforcing laws and regulations on gambling activities within their areas of jurisdiction issue numerous publications and statistics. Purdue Libraries have a number of these materials with most being in the HSSE or MEL Libraries. Examples of Library Catalog subject searches one can use to look for government documents on gambling include:
Gambling
Economic Aspects United States
Gambling
on Indian Reservations Law and Legislation United States
Gambling
United States
Indians
of North America Gambling
Internet
Gambling Law and Legislation United States
The principal index for U.S. Government publications is the Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications HSSE REF & Periodicals 016.353 Un36 which is available online from 1994-present. The GPO Index covers this material from 1976-present. An additional useful index is the Congressional Information Service (CIS) Index HSSE REF 328.73005 C76 covering congressional publications. Indexes for historical U.S. government documents include the CIS U.S. Congressional Serial Set Index 1789-1969 HSSE REF 328.73 C761c, CIS Index to Executive Branch Documents 1789-1909 HSSE REF 351.73 C497 1990, and CIS Index to U.S. Executive Branch Documents 1910-1932 HSSE REF 351.73 C497 1996.
Federal and state laws and regulations pertaining to gambling can be found in the following resources:
| Slip Laws | HSSE DOC REF AE 2.110: |
| U.S. Statutes at Large | HSSE REF 345.11 Un3 |
| U.S. Code | HSSE REF 345 Un3co |
| Federal Register | HSSE REF 353.005 Un34 |
| Code of Federal Regulations (Title 25) | HSSE REF 353.005 C64 |
| Indiana Code (Title 4) | HSSE REF 348.772 In25c |
| Acts Indiana | HSSE REF 345.91 In2 |
| Indiana Register | HSSE REF 348.77205 In3 |
| Indiana Administrative Code | HSSE REF 348.772025 In2i |
Examples of U.S. Government documents on gambling include:
| Presidents Commission on Organized Crime | HSSE DOC PR 40.8:C 86/G 14 |
| Internet Gambling Prohibition Act of 2000 | HSSE DOC Y 1.1/8:106-655/PT. 1 |
| Commission on the Review of the National Policy Toward Gambling | HSSE DOC Y 3.G 14:1/ |
| National Gambling Impact Study Commission: Final Report | HSSE DOC Y 3.2:G 14 |
| Special Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce (Kefauver Committee) | HSSE ATTIC Y 4.C 86/2: |
| Seminole Tribe of Florida v. State of Florida | HSSE DOC Y 4.IN 2/11:S.HRG. 104-513 |
| Parimutuel Sports Licensing | HSSE DOC Y 4.J 89/1:100/82 |
| Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act | HSSE DOC Y 4.J 89/1:102/26 |
| Prohibiting State-Sanctioned Sports Gambling | HSSE DOC Y 4.J 89/2:S.Hrg. 102-499 |
| Gambling on Vessels | HSSE DOC Y 4.M 53:101-122 |
Congressional Publications
Congressional committees conduct oversight of federal
programs and are responsible for funding these programs. Examples of congressional committees that can have oversight
of gambling issues include:
| House Oversight & Government Reform Committee (Reps. Dan Burton (R-IN) & Rep. Mark Souder (R-IN) are members of this committee.) |
HSSE DOC Y 4.G 74/7: |
| House Judiciary Committee |
HSSE DOC Y 4.J 89/1: |
| House Natural Resources Committee (Rep. Mark Souder (R-IN) is a member of this committee. |
HSSE DOC Y 4.R 31/3: |
| Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee | HSSE DOC Y 4.G 74/9: |
| Senate Select Indian Affairs Committee | HSSE DOC Y 4.IN 2/11: |
| Senate Judiciary Committee | HSSE DOC Y 4.J 89/2: |
| Government Accountability Office Reports | MEL MF GA 1.13: |
| Congressional Research Service Reports (Courtesy-University of North Texas Library) |
Internet Resources
Increasing volumes of government information are on the Internet. The Purdue Libraries Government Documents Department homepage www.lib.purdue.edu/govdocs/ is a good starting point. GPO Access provides one stop access to the U.S. Government´s major legal, legislative, and regulatory information sources including congressional bills, the Federal Register, and the U.S. Code. Other important U.S. government gambling Internet resources include:
| National Gambling Impact Study Commission (Courtesy-University of North Texas Library) |
| National Indian Gaming Commission |
| Financial Crimes Enforcement Division-Treasury Dept. |
State Government Agencies
Foreign Government Agencies
| United Kingdom Gaming Board |
Non-government
| International Association of Gaming Regulators |
