Government and the transformation of the gaming industry / Richard A. McGowan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McGowan, Richard, 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gambling--Government policy--United States.

Gambling.

Gambling--Economic aspects--United States.

Gambling--Economic aspects.

Gambling--Government policy.

United States.

Physical Description:

xi, 130 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, [2001]

Contents:

Part I From Gambling to Gaming

1. A brief history of US gambling 3

2. From gambling to gaming: What's in a name 14

Part II The Economics of the Gaming Industry

3. The segments of the casino industry: From gambling den to mega-resort 29

4. The States' favourite form of gaming: Lotteries and the various strategies for conducting lotteries 48

5. Pari-mutuel betting: A distant third 61

Part III The Political and Social Environment for the Gaming Industry

6. A social and political model for the gambling industry 77

7. Gambling and warning labels: A new danger for the gambling industry 98

8. Gambling: Where we are and where we might go 110.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-127) and index.

ISBN:

1840643153

OCLC:

46422029