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What does NGISC stand for?

National Gambling Impact Study Commission


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The National Gambling Impact Study Commission reported that more than 15 million Americans have a serious gambling problem often generated from boredom, a need for change, the adrenalin rush or as a result of marital or family conflicts.
Higher age limits would encourage parents to rethink how serious gambling addiction is, she said, citing a 1999 study by the National Gambling Impact Study Commission.
The National Gambling Impact Study Commission, for example, found that lottery participants in households with incomes under $10,000 spent $597 per capita each year, compared to $196 by those with household incomes over $100,000.
AN OVERVIEW OF GAMBLING In the most recent federal study of gambling in the United States, the National Gambling Impact Study Commission ("NGISC") (13) found that approximately eighty-six percent of Americans have gambled at least once during their lifetime.
Testifying before the National Gambling Impact Study Commission on behalf of over 250 ISPs, Ralph Simms said that the prohibitionists "imagine that problems of illegal content on the Internet could be resolved if ISPs assumed the role of traffic cop.
For example, a random, nationwide survey recently completed for the National Gambling Impact Study Commission indicated that rates of pathological gambling were no higher in places closest to casinos than those that were furthest removed.
According to the National Gambling Impact Study Commission, the American sports betting market may be as high as $380 billion and Global Sports & Entertainment, Inc.
Testifying before the National Gambling Impact Study Commission, Duke University Professor Philip Cook reported that high-school dropouts spent an average of $334 annually per capita on lotteries, compared to $86 per year for college graduates.

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