All In : The Spread of Gambling in Twentieth-Century United States /

"Gambling, the risky enterprise of chance, is one of America's favorite pastimes. Office March Madness brackets, a day at the race track, a friendly wager, the random ridiculous Super Bowl prop bet, bingo night, or the latest media frenzy over the Powerball jackpot--all emphasize the ubiqu...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Fabian, Ann (writer of foreword.), Schwartz, David G., 1973- (Editor), Cohen, Jonathan D., 1990- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Reno, Nevada : University of Nevada Press, [2018]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Glücksspiel
Gambling industry.
Gambling.
GAMES > Gambling > General.
Jeux de hasard > Industrie > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Jeux de hasard > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Gambling industry > United States > History > 20th century.
Gambling > United States > History > 20th century.
USA
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"Gambling, the risky enterprise of chance, is one of America's favorite pastimes. Office March Madness brackets, a day at the race track, a friendly wager, the random ridiculous Super Bowl prop bet, bingo night, or the latest media frenzy over the Powerball jackpot--all emphasize the ubiquity of this major economic force and cultural phenomenon. Approximately 70 percent of Americans regularly engage in some form of betting, amounting to over $140 billion in combined casino and lottery revenue every year. A hundred years ago, however, legal gambling was a rarity in the United States. A fresh take on the history of modern American gambling, All In provides a closer look at the shifting economic, cultural, religious, and political conditions that facilitated gambling's expansion and prominence in American consumerism and popular culture. In its pages, a diverse range of essays covering commercial and Native American casinos, sports betting, lotteries, bingo, and more piece together a picture of how gambling became so widespread over the course of the twentieth century. Drawing from a range of academic disciplines, this collection explores five aspects of American gambling history: crime, advertising, politics, religion, and identity. In doing so, All In illuminates the on-the-ground debates over gambling's expansion, the failed attempts to thwart legalized betting, and the consequences of its present ubiquity in the United States." --Publisher information.
Physical Description:1 online resource (296 pages).
ISBN:9781943859610

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