Jay S. Albanese, Ph.D.

Criminologist

Virginia Commonwealth University
923 West Franklin Street / P.O. Box 842028
Richmond, VA 23284-2028

ph: 804-827-0844
fax: 804-827-1275

Gambling and Crime

Below are highlights of my work on gambling and crime, including the impact of casino gambling on street crime,
white collar crime, and law enforcement.

Article: "The Effect of Casino Gambling on Crime."  Federal Probation Quarterly, vol. 48 (June, 1985). 
(Reprinted in Gambling: Jackpot or Bad Bet? G. Reith, ed. (Prometheus Books, 2003).

Article: "White Collar Crimes & Casino Gambling: Looking for Empirical Links to Forgery, Embezzlement, and Fraud." Crime, Law and Social Change, vol. 49 (June, 2008).

Article: “Do Casinos Attract Criminals?  A Study at the Canadian-U.S. Border,” (with F. Piscitelli) Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 16 (November, 2000).

Monograph: Casino Gambling and White-Collar Crime: An Examination of the Empirical Evidence. (Washington, D.C.: American Gaming Association, 1999).

Chapter: “Predicting the Impact of Casino Gambling on Crime and Law Enforcement,” in W.R. Eadington and J.A. Cornelius, eds.  Gambling: Public Policies and the Social Sciences.  (University of Nevada Press, 1997).

Chapter: "Casino Gambling and Organized Crime: More Than Reshuffling the Deck." In J. Albanese, ed. Contemporary Issues in Organized Crime (Willow Tree Press, 1995).

 

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Virginia Commonwealth University
923 West Franklin Street / P.O. Box 842028
Richmond, VA 23284-2028

ph: 804-827-0844
fax: 804-827-1275