| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 145 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Information Plus reference series |
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Gale eBooks
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Information Plus reference series.
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| Note |
"ISSN: 1543-4915." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. Gambling in the United States : an overview -- 2. Supply and demand : who offers gambling? Who gambles? -- 3. An introduction to casinos -- 4. Commercial casinos -- 5. Native American tribal casinos -- 6. The economic and social effects of casinos -- 7. Lotteries -- 8. Sports gambling -- 9. Internet gambling. |
| Summary |
Presents in-depth information on how casino gambling, sports gambling, lotteries, and Internet gambling work, provides up-to-date financial data for each, and discusses the effects of these and other gambling activities on the communities in which they take place. Also discussed are American attitudes toward gambling. |
| Subject |
Gambling.
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Gambling -- Social aspects.
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Casinos.
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| Added Author |
Gale Group.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Gambling. Detroit, Mich. : Gale, 2013 9781414481418 |
| ISBN |
9781414482675 (electronic book) |
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9781414481418 |
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1414481411 |
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