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Hugo Swire, Shadow Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport, said the government's gambling reforms were supposed to tackle problem gambling and organised crime, but in fact were likely to make it worse.
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For instance, Thailand's thriving shadow economy largely consists of crime: gambling, narcotics and the sex industry.
ECONOMIST: The shadow economy
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To get some perspective on organised crime and illegal gambling, I contacted Joe Pistone.
BBC: Viewpoint: The murky world of illegal Asian gambling
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And the NBA is confronting the news that one of its referees, Tim Donaghy, is under investigation for gambling and ties to organized crime - allegations that suggest he may have placed bets on games he officiated.
NPR: Sports World Grapples With Spate of Bad Press
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Does he defend the victimless crime laws against online gambling and consensual sex for money between adults?
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Labour is gambling that such a nuanced take on crime goes down less well in gruff northern towns than in liberal enclaves of London.
ECONOMIST: Labour tries to defend a once-safe seat
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Should all of the measures actually qualify for the November 3, 1998 ballot, they would include the following issues: campaign finance reform, civil rights, abortion rights, homosexual rights, gambling, guns, drugs, term limits, crime, education and tax reform.
CNN: What's At Stake: Ballot Measures
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Yet research has also shown that local economic booms (especially when caused by the introduction of gambling casinos into a depressed region) can actually cause certain sorts of crime to rise.
ECONOMIST: Defeating the bad guys
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He was involved in gambling, drug trafficking, illegal arms sales and extraction of mineral resources, it said, and controlled organized crime groups in Moscow and across the country.
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