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Gambling in America / Mark Lane.
HeinOnline Reports Of U.S. Presidential Commissions And Other Advisory Bodies Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lane, Mark, Author.
- Series:
- Information Plus reference series.
- Information Plus reference series
- Gale eBooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gambling--United States.
- Gambling.
- Gambling--Economic aspects--United States.
- Gambling--Social aspects--United States.
- Gamblers--United States.
- Gamblers.
- Casinos.
- Off-reservation casinos.
- Gambling on Indian reservations.
- Lotteries.
- Sports betting.
- Internet gambling.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 138 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, Cengage Learning, [2015]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A compilation of current and historical statistics with analysis on gambling, including a comprehensive summary of up-to-date research on the topic. Data are compiled from reports generated by branches of the U.S. government, information collected by major independent polling organizations and authoritative associations, and from professional journals, newspapers, pamphlets, and other reliable sources related to the subject.
- Contents:
- chapter 1. Gambling in the United States : an overview
- chapter 2. Supply and demand : who offers gambling? who gambles?
- chapter 3. An introduction to casinos
- chapter 4. Commercial casinos
- chapter 5. Native American tribal casinos
- chapter 6. The economic and social effects of casinos
- chapter 7. Lotteries
- chapter 8. Sports gambling
- chapter 9. Internet gambling.
- Notes:
- "ISSN 2373-3861."
- "Formerly published by Information Plus, Wylie, Texas."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781573026567
- 1573026565
- OCLC:
- 910182089
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