Development and Enforcement of Standards States also have the function of screening personnel by establishing standards and hiring procedures, or by requiring Civil Service examinations, certification, or personnel registration programs in recreation and parks.Many states also have developed standards relating to health and safety practices in camping and similar settings. State departments enforce safety cades, promote facilities standards, ensure that recreation resources can accommodate persons with disabilities, regulate or prohibit certain types of commercial amusements, and in some cases carry out regular inspections of camps, swimming pools, resorts, or proprietary institutions that provide leisure services, such as nursing homes or long-term care facilities. All states have camp licensing requirements, and many have camp safety laws that specify requirements for camps within their jurisdictions.Many states have authorized various forms of gambling as a source of revenue. Legalized gambling in New Jersey, for example, generated more than $4 billion in state funds in the years prior to 1988. By 1995, 37 states had initiated state lotteries, with the intention of providing funds for education, the aging, or other state programs. At the same time, such programs have contributed to the growing number of gambling addicts in the United States, which is estimated to have risen to 12 million nationwide. And, contrary to public perception, with the exception of several of the larger states, income from lotteries contributes a relatively small amount of income to state budgets. Many economists regard them as a regressive form of tax--despite their voluntary nature-which is levied on the poor who spend the largest portion of their incomes on the lottery 急 非常感谢 翻完补分 不为其他 仅表谢意