sports betting

"Describes arguments for and against the legalization of sports gambling, while highlighting past betting scandals"--Provided by publisher.

A compilation of current and historical statistics with analysis on gambling, including a comprehensive summary of up-to-date research on the topic. Data are compiled from reports generated by branches of the U.S. government, information collected by major independent polling organizations and authoritative associations, and from professional journals, newspapers, pamphlets, and other reliable sources related to the subject.

When Jack, a super-star on the soccer team favorited to win the National Championship, gets hooked on illegal gambling, he never expects to find himself 10,000 dollars in debt. He'll have to face some difficult choices when he realizes the trouble he's gotten himself into.

Discusses the ever-increasing gambling phenomenon of sports betting and the issues involved with it, such as societal and individual risks and benefits.

Discusses the dangers of betting on sporting events, examines legal and illegal betting, identifies the signs of gambling addiction, and provides a listing of places to go for help.

Catie Murray, one of the Net Force Explorers, a group of teens who fight Internet crime, enlists the help of her friends when the all-amateur South Florida spatball team is threatened by big-time gamblers who do not want to see the amateurs beat their professional competitors.