Legalized gambling : a reference handbook / William N. Thompson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thompson, William Norman.

Series:

Contemporary world issues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gambling--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Gambling.

Gambling--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

United States.

Gambling--Canada--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Canada.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 298 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, [1997]

Summary:

ABC-CLIO's Contemporary World Issues series comprises comprehensive, balanced, one-volume reference handbooks on important topics related to science, technology, and medicine; the environment; society; politics, law, and government; criminal justice; and gender and ethnicity.

Each volume offers: -- An authoritative introductory essay on the subject-- A chronology of events, legislation, movements, and initiatives-- Biographies of activists, advocates, and legislators-- A compilation of relevant facts in the form of tables, figures, and documents-- A directory of leading organizations and agencies-- An annotated list of print resources-- An annotated list of valuable nonprint resources, such as computer databases, information available on the Internet, and audiovisual materials-- A glossary of relevant terms-- A comprehensive subject index-- Well suited for circulating collections as well as reference shelves

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-272) and index.

ISBN:

0874369479

OCLC:

37221242