RT Article
T1 Institutional anomie theory and gambling-related crime: An empirical test in Macau
JF Journal of criminology
VO 56
IS 2/3
SP 335
OP 358
A1 Dai, Mengliang
A1 Zhuang, Xiaoyu
A1 Ng, Ting Kin
A2 Zhuang, Xiaoyu
A2 Ng, Ting Kin
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1888371285
AB To date, scholars have rarely applied institutional anomie theory to gambling-related crime. Using time series data on the rates of illegal gambling, money laundering, organised crime, and drug-related crime, as well as various indicators of the economy and noneconomic social institutions, this study tested the applicability of institutional anomie theory to gambling-related crime. The study found that unemployment positively related to organised crime and drug-related crime. GDP per capita is positively associated with illegal gambling crime, organised crime, and drug-related crime. However, all social institutional variables failed to predict gambling-related crime. Moreover, for the interaction effects, this finding also provided limited and mixed support for the theory. The implications of these findings are discussed.
K1 Institutional Anomie Theory
K1 Macau
K1 gambling-related crime
K1 interaction effect
K1 Social institutions
DO 10.1177/26338076231179286