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Autore: | Barker Thomas |
Titolo: | Jokers wild : legalized gambling in the twenty-first century / / Thomas Barker and Marjie Britz |
Pubblicazione: | Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , 2000 |
London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2024 | |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
Disciplina: | 795/.0973 |
Soggetto topico: | Gambling - United States |
Altri autori: | BritzMarjie |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | 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; Index |
Sommario/riassunto: | A 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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Jokers wild |
ISBN: | 979-84-00-67478-5 |
0-313-00244-4 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910826129003321 |
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