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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826904303321

Autore

Morse Edward A. <1962->

Titolo

Governing fortune : casino gambling in America / / Edward A. Morse and Ernest P. Goss

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ann Arbor, : University of Michigan Press, c2007

ISBN

1-282-46308-X

9786612463082

0-472-02486-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (339 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GossErnest <1950->

Disciplina

338.4/77950973

Soggetti

Casinos - Economic aspects - United States

Casinos - Social aspects - United States

Gambling - Economic aspects - United States

Gambling - Social aspects - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-318) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents ; Figures; Tables; 1. A Brief History of Gambling in America; 2. Casino Expansion in the United States; 3. Tax Revenues from Casinos; 4. Casinos as Economic Development Tools; 5. Social Costs; 6. Regulating Gambling - An Introduction; 7. Casino Regulation in Nevada; 8. Casino Regulation in Other States; 9. Regulating Gambling: The Federal Government's Role; 10. The Internet: Gambling's New Frontier; 11. Tribal Gaming; 12. Governing Fortune in a Changing World; Notes; Index