BETWEEN APRIL 3, 1974, AND SEPTEMBER 23, 1976, THE NATIONAL GAMBLING COMMISSION CONDUCTED 37 DAYS OF HEARINGS AND RECEIVED TESTIMONY FROM APPROXIMATELY 265 WITNESSES. AMONG THE WITNESSES WERE ELECTED OFFICIALS; MEMBERS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS; OFFICIALS OF GAMBLING REGULATORY AGENCIES IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD; REPRESENTATIVES OF THE VARIOUS GAMBLING INDUSTRIES, BOTH LEGAL AND ILLEGAL; MEMBERS OF AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL SPORTS LEAGUES; JOURNALISTS; AND INTERESTED CITIZENS. HEARINGS WERE HELD IN WASHINGTON, D.C., AND IN NINE OTHER CITIES: BOSTON, PHILADELPHIA, DETROIT, CLEVELAND, CARSON CITY, LAS VEGAS, PHOENIX, CHICAGO, AND MIAMI. ALL ASPECTS OF GAMBLING, INCLUDING LOTTERIES, DOG-FIGHTING, SPORTS BETTING, HORSE RACING, OFF-TRACK BETTING, CASINO GAMBLING, AND BRITISH GAMBLING, ARE DISCUSSED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)..MSP