THE DEPUTY ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL, CRIMINAL DIVISION, DOJ, AND THE DEPUTY CHIEF, ORGANIZED CRIME AND RACKETEERING SECTION, DOJ, PRESENT THE DEPARTMENT'S ASSESSMENT OF THE PROBLEM OF ILLEGAL GAMBLING IN THE UNITED STATES AND REVIEW THE DEPARTMENT'S EXPERIENCE WITH REGARD TO GAMBLING LEGISLATION AND ENFORCEMENT SINCE THE EARLY 1960'S. BOTH WITNESSES REFER TO THE EXTENSIVE INVOLVEMENT OF ORGANIZED CRIME IN ILLEGAL GAMBLING. FEDERAL STRIKE FORCE EFFORTS TO COMBAT ILLEGAL GAMBLING, THE NEED TO MAKE THE PUBLIC AWARE OF THE LINK BETWEEN ILLEGAL GAMBLING AND ORGANIZED CRIME, AND THE APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL STRATEGIES AT THE LOCAL AND STATE LEVELS ARE AMONG THE TOPICS TOUCHED UPON IN THE PRESENTATION OF EACH WITNESS AND IN THE QUESTION-AND-ANSWER EXCHANGE THAT FOLLOWS. ALSO PRESENTING TESTIMONY ARE THE COMMISSIONER OF THE IRS, THE DIRECTOR OF THE IRS INTELLIGENCE DIVISION, AND THE PROGRAM ANALYST OF THE IRS INTELLIGENCE DIVISION. THESE WITNESSES DISCUSS IRS INVESTIGATION OF INCOME TAX EVASION BY GAMBLERS AND MEMBERS OF ORGANIZED CRIME, AND OTHER ASPECTS OF TAX LAW ENFORCEMENT AS IT RELATES TO GAMBLING. (LKM)