This course deals with the variety of issues surrounding gambling and commercial gaming in the area of public policy, social and economic impacts. Emphasis will be placed on the costs and benefits analysis of gambling in different domains: individual, household, community as well as macro economy. Special attention will be given to the relationship between gambling, political corruption, neighborhood crime and organized crime.

CILO-1: Interpret the impact of gambling. CILO-2: Analyze the influence of those impact towards public policy. CILO-3: Evaluate the cost and benefits of different impacts. CILO-4: Relate the influence of those impacts towards crime rate.