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Sports betting and bookmaking : an American history /
This book provides a sweeping overview of legal and illegal sports and race betting in the United States, from the first thoroughbred meet at Saratoga in 1863 through the modern day. The cultural war between bookmakers and their adversaries is a recurring theme, as bookmakers were often forced into...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham, Maryland :
Rowman & Littlefield,
2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Leonard Jerome; 2 Saratoga and Jerome Park; 3 Pool Sellers, Bookmakers, and Pari-Mutuels; 4 Off-Track Betting; 5 New York's Racetrack-Building Boom; 6 Bookmakers and Their Modus Operandi; 7 Tipsters and Touts; 8 Big Plungers and Outlaws; 9 The Reformers Crank Up the Heat; 10 Racetracks in the Crosshairs; 11 New York Racing; 12 The Good-Bye Years; 13 Reanimation; 14 A Verdant Depression; 15 A Side Trip to the Windy City; 16 Mid-Century Reformers; 17 The Tax Man Cometh; 18 Multiple-Horse Wagering Takes Flight; 19 Pro Football Corrodes the Racing Game.
- 20 New York Welcomes OTB21 A Side Trip to Old Nevada; 22 Simulcasting; 23 Lotteries, Casinos, and Racinos; 24 Offshore and Online; 25 Whales; 26 Pushing the Envelope; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.