LEADER 02519oam 2200625 a 450 001 9910966613803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9798400674785 010 $a9780313002441 010 $a0313002444 024 7 $a10.5040/9798400674785 035 $a(CKB)1000000000004354 035 $a(EBL)269085 035 $a(OCoLC)55141453 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000186082 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11197175 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000186082 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10217293 035 $a(PQKB)10726879 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL269085 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10020831 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC269085 035 $a(OCoLC)42960830 035 $a(DLC)BP9798400674785BC 035 $a(Perlego)4202249 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000004354 100 $a19991202e20002024 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aJokers wild $elegalized gambling in the twenty-first century /$fThomas Barker and Marjie Britz 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aWestport, Conn. :$cPraeger,$d2000. 210 2$aLondon :$cBloomsbury Publishing,$d2024 215 $a1 online resource (232 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780275965877 311 08$a0275965872 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. 606 $aGambling$zUnited States 615 0$aGambling 676 $a795/.0973 700 $aBarker$b Thomas$0235241 701 $aBritz$b Marjie$01798437 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910966613803321 996 $aJokers wild$94341205 997 $aUNINA