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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Isaacs, Neil D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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