02246nam 22005174a 450 991078294450332120230422043147.00-313-00244-4(CKB)1000000000004354(EBL)269085(OCoLC)55141453(SSID)ssj0000186082(PQKBManifestationID)11197175(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000186082(PQKBWorkID)10217293(PQKB)10726879(Au-PeEL)EBL269085(CaPaEBR)ebr10020831(MiAaPQ)EBC269085(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 StatesGambling795/.0973Barker Thomas235241Britz Marjie1490294MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782944503321Jokers wild3711622UNINA