Gambling in America: An Encyclopedia of History, Issues, and Society
- ISBN-10
- 1576071596
- ISBN-13
- 9781576071595
- Series
- Gambling in America
- Category
- Games
- Pages
- 509
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO
- Author
- William Norman Thompson
Description
An A–Z look at the history and impacts of gambling, including related legal, legislative, economic, and social issues. * More than 250 entries on every aspect of gambling in the United States * A chronology of significant events in the history of gambling from prehistory to the present day * The full text of 11 of the author's published articles on gambling * Reviews of more than 60 books in an extensive and thoroughly annotated bibliography
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