Gambling in America An Encyclopedia of History Issues and Society 2nd Edition by William Thompson ISBN 9781576071595 1576071596

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ISBN 10:  1576071596

ISBN 13: 9781576071595

Author: William N. Thompson
This one-volume reference provides a comprehensive overview of gambling in the Americas, examining the history, morality, market growth, and economics of the gaming industry.

This is the most complete encyclopedia of gambling, covering the industry in great detail including the players, the games, the venues, and the surrounding social issues. Updates in this second edition reveal the impact of technological advances on the games, the growing legislation regulating the industry, and the expanding global footprint of gambling across the world―from Manitoba to Montana.

Author William N. Thompson postulates on the impact of gambling on local communities and shows how the U.S. gaming industry is tied to the global market, most notably gaming expansion in Macau and Singapore. The book addresses the various forms of gaming, such as casino-based and online gambling, sports betting, and lotteries. Additional content examines the social issue of problem and pathological gambling and addresses the rehabilitation programs available for the mitigation and treatment of gambling problems.

Table of contents: 

1. Adelson, Sheldon

2. Africa

3. Alabama

4. Alaska

5. Alberta

6. Antigua

7. Argentina

8. Arizona

9. Arkansas

10. Aruba

11. Asia

12. Baccara, Chemin de Fer, and Baccarat-type Games

13. The Bahamas

14. Bennett, Bill

15. Bingo

16. Binion, Benny

17. Blackjack

18. Bolivia

19. Oasis

20. Boyd, Sam

21. Brazil

22. British Columbia

23. California

24. Canada

25. Canfield, Richard

26. Cards, Playing

27. Caribbean Casinos

28. Cash Transaction Reports and Money Laundering

29. Casino

30. Casino Employees

31. Casino Nights (Las Vegas Nights)

32. Cheating Schemes

33. Chile

34. Chips, Gambling

35. Cockfighting

36. Colombia

37. Colorado

38. Commission on the Review of National Policy toward Gambling (1974–1976)

39. The Atlantic Lottery Corporation

40. Comstock, Anthony

41. Connecticut

42. Costa Rica

43. Craps and Other Dice Games

44. Credit and Debts

45. Crime and Gambling

46. Cruise Ships

47. Cuba

48. Dalitz, Morris

49. Dandolos, Nick

50. Davis, John

51. Boulder City, Nevada: Nongambling

52. Delaware

53. Demographic Categories of Players

54. Dog Racing

55. Dominican Republic

56. The Economic Impacts of Gambling

57. Economics and Gambling

58. The European Casino

59. Faro

60. Federal Lottery Laws

61. The Federal Wire Act of 1961

62. Florida

63. The Gambler’s Book Club

64. Gamblers’ Motivations: Why Do They Gamble?

65. Gambling, Pathological

66. The Gambling Devices Acts (the Johnson Act and Amendments)

67. Gambling on the High Seas, the Laws of

68. Gambling Systems

69. Gaming Institutes: Research and Political

70. Gates, John W.

71. Gaughan, Jackie

72. Guadeloupe

73. Guatemala

74. Haiti

75. Harrah, William F.

76. Hawaii

77. Hoffa, Jimmy

78. Honduras

79. Horse Racing

80. House-banked Games

81. Hughes, Howard

82. Idaho

83. Illinois

84. Indiana

85. Insurance and Gambling

86. Internet Gambling

87. The Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978

88. Iowa

89. Jai Alai

90. Japan and Pachinko

91. Jones, “Canada Bill”

92. Kansas

93. The Kefauver Committee

94. Kennedy, Robert F.

95. Keno

96. Kentucky

97. Kerkorian, Kirk

98. The Knapp Commission (1970–1972)

99. Lansky, Meyer

100. Las Vegas

101. Laughlin, Don

102. Lotteries

103. Louisiana

104. Louisiana Lottery Company

105. Macao

106. Maine

107. Manitoba

108. Martinique

109. Maryland

110. Massachusetts

111. McClellan Committees

112. Mexico

113. Michigan

114. Minnesota

115. Mississippi

116. Missouri

117. Monaco

118. Montana

119. Morrisey, Jack

120. Moss, Johnny

121. The National Gambling Impact Study Commission (1997–1999)

122. Native American Gaming: Contemporary

123. Native American Gaming Data

124. Native American Gaming: Traditional

125. Nebraska

126. Nevada

127. Netherlands Antilles (Sint Maarten, Curaçao, and Bonaire)

128. New Hampshire

129. New Jersey (and Atlantic City Casinos)

130. New Mexico

131. New York

132. North Carolina

133. North Dakota

134. Nova Scotia

135. Ohio

136. Oklahoma

137. Ontario

138. Oregon

139. Organized Crime Control Act of 1970

140. Panama

141. Paraguay

142. Pari-mutuel Wagering Systems

143. Pendleton, Edward

144. Pennsylvania

145. Peru

146. Player-banked Games

147. Poker

148. Political Culture and Nevada: Reassessing the Theory

149. The Positive Case for Gambling: One Person’s View

150. President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice

151. President’s Commission on Organized Crime

152. Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992

153. Puerto Rico

154. Quebec

155. The Racino

156. Red Dog

157. Religion and Gambling

158. Reno

159. Rhode Island

160. Rothstein, Arnold

161. Roulette and Wheels of Fortune

162. St. Kitts–Nevis

163. St. Martin

164. St. Vincent

165. Saskatchewan Gaming Corporation

166. Sawyer, Grant

167. Sex and Gambling in Nevada

168. Siegel, Benjamin

169. Slot Machines and Machine Gambling

170. South Carolina

171. South Dakota

172. Sports Betting

173. The Stock Market

174. Suriname

175. Taxes, Gambling

176. Tennessee

177. Texas

178. Thompson, “Titanic” (Alvin Clarence Thomas)

179. The Travel Act of 1961

180. Trente et Quarante (30 and 40)

181. Trump, Donald John

182. Two Up

183. Uruguay

184. Utah

185. Venezuela

186. Vermont

187. Virgin Islands

188. Virginia

189. The Wagering Paraphernalia Act of 1961

190. Washington

191. West Virginia

192. Western Canadian Lottery Corporation

193. Wisconsin

194. Wynn, Stephen Alan

195. Wyoming

196. Yukon Territory

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