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UKPENDITURE OF LAWFUL GAMBLING PROCEEDS 47 <br />0 <br />We found, th,at,i overall, governmental, units, received, about $14.5 million or <br />Governmental percent of lawful purpose contributions. The three largest governmental <br />41 <br />a its recei eid, beneficianes of gambling, funds are fire departments (over $4 million), parks <br />ni IV i <br />and recreation agencies (over $3 mifflion), and schools (over $3 million). We <br />*,ver $14; million <br />folund: <br />F..n, <br />01 It was impossible of determine whether these programs and capital <br />equipment would have been purchased witbout gambling funds. <br />9i <br />Law enforcement agencies received a p <br />ry <br />rams. <br />Parks and recreation agencies �received approximately $3.3 million in 1988. <br />-About $31.0 million of this amount was for land acquisition and park develop- <br />men,t and most of the remainder went to conduct recreation programs. <br />Typical contributions were, to, sponsor athletic leagues. <br />S I <br />chools also received about $3.,3 million in 19�88. The largest category of con- <br />Lributioins to schools (almost �$ for <br />1.7 million), was extracurricular programs. <br />0, <br />T11"s category i,ncludies contributions for, drug awlarencss and prevention pro- <br />griams,, foreign language clubs, bia,nds,, choirs, and, olt�her non-athletic <br />zxtracurricular programs. <br />24 The "jaws of life" is a piece of equipment used to extract victims from car accidents. <br />25 'Ib,i,s practice was approved at a meeting of the Charitable Gambling Control Board on June 29, 19$7. <br />