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You bet your life : the burdens of gambling /

We are a nation of gamblers: pari-mutuel wagering at horse tracks; blackjack in Las Vegas; the NCAA basketball office pool; even day trading on the internet. Gambling is both our national pastime and our predominant cultural metaphor -- play the field; beat the odds; take a chance on love. Yet gambl...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Isaacs, Neil D., 1931-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, KY : University Press of Kentucky, ©2001.
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