Gangsters to governors : the new bosses of gambling in America /

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"Generations ago, gambling in America was an illicit activity, dominated by gangsters like Benny Binion and Bugsy Siegel. Today, forty-eight out of fifty states permit some form of legal gambling, and America's governors sit at the head of the gaming table. But have states become addicted...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Clary, David, 1974- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Gambling > Government policy > United States > History.
Gambling > Political aspects > United States > History.
State governments > United States > History.
Jeux de hasard > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > Histoire.
Jeux de hasard > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Histoire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Economic Policy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > State & Provincial.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
HISTORY > United States > 21st Century.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
Gambling > Government policy.
Gambling > Political aspects.
Politics and government.
State governments.
United States > Politics and government.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement.
United States.
History.
Internet resources.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication Page
  • Contents
  • Prologue: Bad Bet
  • Part I: Dens of Thieves
  • Chapter 1: The Sport of Kings
  • Chapter 2: Golden Ticket
  • Chapter 3: State of Play
  • Chapter 4: Mob Scene
  • Chapter 5: Enemy Within
  • Chapter 6: Vegas, Inc.
  • Part II: All In
  • Chapter 7: Siren Song
  • Chapter 8: Betting on a Boom
  • Chapter 9: Rise of the Tribes
  • Chapter 10: A Tangled Web
  • Chapter 11: Games without Frontiers
  • Epilogue: Double or Nothing
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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