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Organized crime and illegal gambling: How do illegal gambling enterprises respond to the challenges posed by their illegality in China?:

Organized crime and illegal gambling: How do illegal gambling enterprises respond to the... Since China initiated its economic reforms in 1978, illegal gambling has become the primary source of revenue for organized crime groups. However, there remains a startling paucity of literature on the subject. This paper provides the first scholarly account in English of Chinese illegal gambling organizations and examines how three major types of enterprising entities (local gambling dens, trans-regional gambling rings and online gambling networks) mitigate external uncertainties. Using Chinese- and English-language sources, it explores how gambling organizations develop strategies to achieve optimal efficiency in the face of substantial challenges, including finance, marketing, debt collection, and police suppression. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology SAGE

Organized crime and illegal gambling: How do illegal gambling enterprises respond to the challenges posed by their illegality in China?:

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Publisher
SAGE
Copyright
Copyright © 2019 by Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology
ISSN
0004-8658
eISSN
1837-9273
DOI
10.1177/0004865815573874
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Abstract

Since China initiated its economic reforms in 1978, illegal gambling has become the primary source of revenue for organized crime groups. However, there remains a startling paucity of literature on the subject. This paper provides the first scholarly account in English of Chinese illegal gambling organizations and examines how three major types of enterprising entities (local gambling dens, trans-regional gambling rings and online gambling networks) mitigate external uncertainties. Using Chinese- and English-language sources, it explores how gambling organizations develop strategies to achieve optimal efficiency in the face of substantial challenges, including finance, marketing, debt collection, and police suppression.

Journal

Australian and New Zealand Journal of CriminologySAGE

Published: Feb 25, 2015

Keywords: China,gambling,organized crime,personal networks,police corruption

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