United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2000-10-18 monographic deposited born digital 80 p. GA 1.13:GAO-01-108 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-108 P0b002ee18038ab61 f:d01108 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-108 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-108 GAO-01-108 Behavioral sciences research Community development Economic research Economic development Bankruptcy Charleston (SC) Great Falls (MT) Salem (OR) Letter Report This report summarizes GAO's finding on the economic and social effects of convenience gambling. The National Gambling Impact Study Commission defined convenience gambling as the placement of slot machines or video poker terminals in restaurants, bars, drugstores, and other retail businesses meant to attract local residents, as opposed to tourists. Although available data from the communities GAO studied indicated that legalized convenience gambling increased tax revenues and created jobs, local government officials said that its presence discouraged some business from coming into the community. While government officials in these communities suggested that convenience gambling had an impact on bankruptcy filings, GAO was unable to find evidence of such a link. Numerous factors prevented GAO from clearly identifying the social effects of gambling in the communities studied. GAO was able to gather anecdotal evidence that suggested a link between certain social problems and a gambling, but hard evidence to support those findings was lacking. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-108/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-108.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-108/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-108.pdf GAO-01-108 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-108 Letter Report GAO-01-108; Convenience Gambling: Information on Economic and Social; Behavioral sciences research Community development Economic research Economic development Bankruptcy Charleston (SC) Great Falls (MT) Salem (OR)