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This Research Guide focuses on gambling (gaming) in the United States and it's psychological, social, and economic effects on the individual and society.

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Overview Resources

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Alberta Gaming Research Institute
The Alberta Gaming Research Institute is a consortium composed of the University of Alberta, the University of Calgary, and the University of Lethbridge, Canada. Their Web site contains current research publications, online library resources, recent news and newsletters, events, and other research center links.
Credo Reference
A collection of 100 reference tools that may be searched collectively or individually. It includes encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, statistical sources, biographical tools, thesauri, books of quotations, image collections, and more.
Gaming Research Research Guides
Provided by the Gaming Studies Research Center (University of Nevada-Las Vegas), these Research Guides offer summaries of gambling topics such as "Gaming History" and "Problem Gambling", as well as print and electronic bibliographies.
Gaming Studies Research Center
Located at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, "The Gaming Studies Research Center is a world-class center for the scholarly analysis of gambling and gaming issues. Our main resource is the Gaming Collection which is part of Special Collections at UNLV's state-of-the-art Lied Library."
Government Documents on Gambling
This is a link to an online Research Guide, prepared by Purdue Libraries. While the first part of the guide talks about gambling resources unique to Purdue University Libraries, the last half of the guide provides examples of U.S. Government documents on gambling, and "Internet Resources" related to U.S. National and Local governments and gambling.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (OVRC) provides viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles related to controversial social issues.
University of Nevada - Gaming Resources on the Internet
This is another Research Guide created by the University of Nevada, Reno Libraries. The guide groups Internet Resources into the following topics: Associations, Government Information, News Sources, and Casino and Resort Directories.