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- catalog abstract ""Designed to serve as a one-stop information source and guide to in-depth exploration, this volume examines legalized gambling and the civic and personal issues at stake. From local economics and crime to problem gamblers and religious beliefs, all the key issues in the political debate are explored. The work also provides a historical look at the gaming industry and its dynamic spread across the United States and Canada in many forms, including casinos, state lotteries, charity bingo games, pari-mutuel betting, and, more recently, video poker. Profiles of investors, operators, and players are included as well as a detailed chronology, facts, statistics, legislation, an annotated bibliography, and a listing of gaming-industry and related government organizations."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b10738490.
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description ""Designed to serve as a one-stop information source and guide to in-depth exploration, this volume examines legalized gambling and the civic and personal issues at stake. From local economics and crime to problem gamblers and religious beliefs, all the key issues in the political debate are explored. The work also provides a historical look at the gaming industry and its dynamic spread across the United States and Canada in many forms, including casinos, state lotteries, charity bingo games, pari-mutuel betting, and, more recently, video poker. Profiles of investors, operators, and players are included as well as a detailed chronology, facts, statistics, legislation, an annotated bibliography, and a listing of gaming-industry and related government organizations."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-272) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction -- Gambling throughout history -- Government in the gaming enterprise -- Why do people gamble? -- Social and religious views of gaming -- Pros and cons of legalized gambling -- Chronology -- Biographical sketches -- Legislation, statistics, and points of view -- Directory of organizations -- Selected print and nonprint resources.".
- catalog extent "xxvi, 297 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Legalized gambling.".
- catalog identifier "0874369479 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Legalized gambling.".
- catalog isPartOf "Contemporary world issues".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO,".
- catalog relation "Legalized gambling.".
- catalog spatial "Canada".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "795 21".
- catalog subject "Gambling Canada Handbooks, manuals, etc.".
- catalog subject "Gambling Handbooks, manuals, etc.".
- catalog subject "Gambling United States Handbooks, manuals, etc.".
- catalog subject "HV6710 .T48 1997".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction -- Gambling throughout history -- Government in the gaming enterprise -- Why do people gamble? -- Social and religious views of gaming -- Pros and cons of legalized gambling -- Chronology -- Biographical sketches -- Legislation, statistics, and points of view -- Directory of organizations -- Selected print and nonprint resources.".
- catalog title "Legalized gambling : a reference handbook / William N. Thompson.".
- catalog type "Handbooks, manuals, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".