The Connection Between Gambling and Crime

The connection between casino gambling and crime is an important public policy issue not just for a community considering allowing casinos to operate locally, but for adjoining communities as well. As this report discusses, while a few studies have opined that there is too little or too inconclusive data to reach specific conclusions as to the impact of gambling on crime in a community, many respected scholars, researchers and law enforcement officials have determined that the introduction of casino gambling into a community has a significant impact on crime and not just locally, but in the surrounding region as well.

The Connection Between Gambling and Crime