Nation Of Gamblers
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Nation Of Gamblers
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Author : Stuart Winston
language : en
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Release Date : 1984
Nation Of Gamblers written by Stuart Winston and has been published by Prentice Hall this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Games & Activities categories.
Jackpot Nation
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Author : Richard Hoffer
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2009-10-13
Jackpot Nation written by Richard Hoffer and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-13 with Games & Activities categories.
Is this a great country or what? You can bet on the turn of the card or a roll of the dice, but also on the NFL, the NCAA, and which Olsen twin marries first. We bet $80 billion a year, the amount growing wildly as more and more people gain access to this huge American wheel of fortune. No longer quarantined in Las Vegas, gambling has become as local and convenient as our neighborhood cineplex. If there's not a casino around the corner, there's one on your laptop computer. In Jackpot Nation, Richard Hoffer takes us on a headlong tour, alternately horrifying and hilarious, across our landscape of luck. Whether he's trying to win a side of bacon in a Minnesota bar, hustling a paper sack filled with $100,000 in cash across Las Vegas parking lots, poring over expansion plans with a tribal chief in California, or visiting the New York prison cell of a retired bus salesman with a poor understanding of three-game parlays, Hoffer explores with wit and heart our national inclination—a cultural predisposition, even—to take a chance.
Jokers Wild
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Author : Thomas Barker
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2000-09-30
Jokers Wild written by Thomas Barker and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-09-30 with Law categories.
A history and analysis of gambling in the United States from bingo to state lotteries to Indian gaming and the rise of Las Vegas, this book reveals how we have become a nation of gamblers and what the future holds for the gambling industry. From the colonial era to the present, Americans have enjoyed a love-hate relationship with gambling. It is a pastime that has gone from sin to recreational activity, and an industry that has moved from control by organized crime to management by executives with MBAs. While gaming is one of the nation's fastest-growing industries, Barker and Britz predict that this process will slow or stop in the next century as the result of market saturation and unknown social and economic effects which loom over the glitz, glamour, and action. Providing the latest information on the nature and extent of legalized gambling in the United States, this study examines why we gamble and how the relative impact of the activity differs in certain segments of the population. Legalized gambling is, at best, problematic behavior with both good and bad consequences. State-sponsored gambling, both in the form of monopolistic lotteries and in tribal casinos, does to some extent call into question the proper role of the state or tribal nation in promoting a potentially harmful activity among its citizens. States that have looked to legalized gambling as a source of economic salvation may soon experience difficulties as gambling venues multiply and unregulated Internet gambling becomes more widespread.
The National Gambling Impact Study Commission Overview
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Author : National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission (U.S.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
The National Gambling Impact Study Commission Overview written by National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission (U.S.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Compulsive gambling categories.
Unholy Nation
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Author : John Nery
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
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Gambling Work And Leisure Routledge Revivals
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Author : David Downes
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-06-17
Gambling Work And Leisure Routledge Revivals written by David Downes and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-17 with Social Science categories.
Since the legalisation of off-course cash betting in 1960, and the rise of varying forms of gambling, the British have come to be known as a nation of gamblers. Until this study was published in 1976, barely any evidence existed against which to assess the claim that gambling had become a major social problem. The authors present data drawn from area surveys carried out in Swansea, Sheffield, Wanstead and Woodford, and explore how well previous sociological theories of gambling agree with their findings, particular in connection with certain aspects of work and leisure. Examining different forms of gambling, including betting, bingo and gaming machines, the chapters consider how gambling choices vary between different social groups, and how much time and money is spent on them. With the internet making it easier than ever before to place bets, this title is especially relevant, and provides a systematic basis for an explanation of gambling in relation to social structure.
Gambling In America
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Author : United States. Commission on the Review of the National Policy Toward Gambling
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
Gambling In America written by United States. Commission on the Review of the National Policy Toward Gambling and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Gambling categories.
You Bet Your Life
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Author : Neil D. Isaacs
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2014-10-17
You Bet Your Life written by Neil D. Isaacs and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-17 with Games & Activities categories.
We are a nation of gamblers: pari-mutuel wagering at horse tracks; blackjack in Las Vegas; the NCAA basketball office pool; even day trading on the internet. Gambling is both our national pastime and our predominant cultural metaphor -- play the field; beat the odds; take a chance on love. Yet gambling poses serious risks to individuals and to society as a whole. Neil Isaacs -- sports historian, licensed clinical social worker, English professor, and a gambler himself for more than fifty years -- seeks to shatter the myths interfering with our understanding of gambling addiction, its causes, and its treatment. He begins by systematically debunking several commonly held beliefs, demonstrating that there is no such thing as the law of averages, that gambling is not inherently sinful, immoral, or criminal, and that money is not always the prime motivator for gamblers. Isaacs shows how habitual gambling can lead to compulsive gambling, but avoids oversimplifying this condition. Arguing against a undifferentiated interpretation of pathological gambling as a simple impulse control disorder, he draws examples from fiction, film, and his own practice to demonstrate additional ways gambling can be abused. A radical departure from established views, You Bet Your Life identifies the costs -- in dollars, people, families, and credit ratings -- of society's failure to address adequately the burdens of gambling.
Gambling In America
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Author : United States. Commission on the Review of the National Policy Toward Gambling
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
Gambling In America written by United States. Commission on the Review of the National Policy Toward Gambling and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Gambling categories.
High Stakes
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Author : Sam Skolnik
language : en
Publisher: Beacon Press
Release Date : 2015-06-16
High Stakes written by Sam Skolnik and has been published by Beacon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-16 with Games & Activities categories.
What the explosive growth of legalized gambling means socially, politically, and economically for America. Forty years ago, casinos were legal in just one state. Today, legalized gambling has morphed into a $119 billion industry established in all but two states. As elected officials are urging voters to expand gambling’s reach, the industry’s supporters and their impassioned detractors are squaring off in prolonged state-by-state battles. Millions of Americans are being asked to decide: are the benefits worth the costs? With a blend of investigative journalism and poignant narratives of gambling addiction, award-winning journalist Sam Skolnik provides an in-depth exploration of the consequences of this national phenomenon. In High Stakes, we meet politicians eager to promote legalized gambling as an economic cure-all, scientists wrestling with the meaning of gambling addiction, and players so caught up in the chase that they’ve lost their livelihoods and their minds.