In the shadows: The vulnerability of casino ancillary services to racketeering.
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Title
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In the shadows: The vulnerability of casino ancillary services to racketeering.
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Identifier
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AAI9029992
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identifier
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9029992
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Creator
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Zendzian, Craig Allan.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Robert Kelly
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Date
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1990
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Sociology, Criminology and Penology
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Abstract
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This study examines an approach to criminological theory that identifies the relationship between an organization of criminals and the processes and means by which illegal activities are conducted. The study also looks at the ineffectiveness of laws that are weak deterrents against racketeering in legitimate businesses, namely, casinos.;The primary research question in this investigation deals with the effectiveness of the law to deter or prevent organized racketeering operators from infiltrating, or illegally exploiting the ancillary services of New Jersey's casino industry. The years of 1979-1988 as a time frame were chosen because they represented a period immediately following the approval of casino gambling in the State of New Jersey where casino gambling is legal. The research is a case study of legalized gambling that has been restricted to a territory in which the same regulatory laws are applied to all casino-hotels.;The primary sources of data were licensing records kept by the Casino Control Commission. The revocation of employee licenses is also examined, as is the increase and decrease in vendor's contracts. A systematic random sampling procedure was utilized to select 1% of the subjects from a population of 81,788 persons.;Data from the study indicated that persons who applied for licensure generally demonstrated a character above reproach and racketeering involvement. The study found that the relationship between license revocations and casino license requirements was such that revocations were most often recorded for casino-employees. The link between registering vendors and licensing ancillaries is found to be the location at which vulnerability and an opportunity for infiltration occurs. Increases in vendor contracts were directly affected by changes in the number of ancillary services and rejections of ancillary licenses over a period of time.;It appears that vendor contracts showed a steady percentage of increase throughout the years studied and indicated a very sizeable increase when ancillary service applications were down from the preceding year. The study concludes that the weakest of all controls is now situated where vending registration occurs.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
