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200 10$aJokers wild$b[electronic resource] $elegalized gambling in the twenty-first century /$fThomas Barker and Marjie Britz
210   $aWestport, Conn. $cPraeger$d2000
215   $a1 online resource (232 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-275-96587-2 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aPreliminaries; 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; Index
330   $aA 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.
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