02279nam 22005294a 450 991045063800332120200520144314.00-313-00244-4(CKB)1000000000004354(EBL)269085(OCoLC)55141453(SSID)ssj0000186082(PQKBManifestationID)11197175(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000186082(PQKBWorkID)10217293(PQKB)10726879(MiAaPQ)EBC269085(Au-PeEL)EBL269085(CaPaEBR)ebr10020831(EXLCZ)99100000000000435419991202d2000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrJokers wild[electronic resource] legalized gambling in the twenty-first century /Thomas Barker and Marjie BritzWestport, Conn. Praeger20001 online resource (232 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-275-96587-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preliminaries; Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Where Are We Now Gambling Today; 3 New Wine in Old Bottles; 4 Sin Vice and Gangsters; 5 Gambling as a Legitimate Industry; 6 The Dam Bursts: Indian Gambling and Gambling; 7 Gambling Lotteries State Run Games of Chance; 8 The Web of Gambling; 9 Intellectualizing the Action Why People Gamble; 10 Effects on Special Populations; 11 Effects on Communities; 12 Enter the Federal Commission; 13 Enough Is Enough; Appendix A Nature of the Industry; Appendix B Study Commission; IndexA history and analysis of gambling in the United States from Bingo to state lotteries to Indian gaming and the rise of Las Vegas. The book reveals how America has become a nation of gamblers and what the future holds for the gambling industry.GamblingUnited StatesElectronic books.Gambling795/.0973Barker Thomas235241Britz Marjie951938MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450638003321Jokers wild2151874UNINA