Concept information
Preferred term
illegal gambling
Definition
- Illegal, but socially accepted, betting on games in urban African American communities, particularly in the early and mid-1900s. Before the twentieth century, gambling was a common form of entertainment in many communities across America, among African Americans as well as other groups. [Source: Encyclopedia of African American Society; Gambling, Illegal]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/illegal_gambling
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