Suburban Xanadu: The Casino Resort on the Las Vegas Strip and Beyond
- ISBN-10
- 0415935571
- ISBN-13
- 9780415935579
- Category
- Games & Activities
- Pages
- 243
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Psychology Press
- Author
- David G. Schwartz
Description
The self-contained casino resort removes gambling and its social problems from cities and provides Americans with the comfort of gambling in a setting matched to their suburban lifestyle. This study locates the rise of the casino resort in suburbanization and its contemporary significance.
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