Legal gambling and crime.
In the 48 contiguous continental states in 1990, the total number of gambling activities was associated with robbery and motor vehicle theft rates. Controls for other social variables eliminated these associations.
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Psychology Program, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona 08240-0195, USA.
D005715:Gambling / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D013800:Theft / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States