Gambling in America : an encyclopedia of history, issues, and society /: an encyclopedia of history, issues, and society. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: William N. Thompson.
• Authors: Thompson, William Norman
• Contents: Chronology of gambling events -- Adelson, Sheldon -- Alabama -- Alaska -- Alberta -- Antigua -- Argentina -- Arizona -- Aruba -- Baccara, Chemin de Fer, and baccarat-type games -- The Bahamas -- Belize -- Bennett, bill, and Bill Pennington -- Bingo -- Binion, Benny, and Jack Binion -- Blackjack -- Bolivia -- Boyd, Sam, and William Boyd -- Brazil -- British Columbia -- California -- Canada -- Cards, playing -- Caribbean casinos -- Cash transaction reports and money laundering -- Casino -- Casino employees -- Cassius Marcellus Coolidge and those "poker playing dogs" -- Cheating schemes -- Chile -- Chips, gambling -- Cockfighting -- Colombia -- Colorado -- Commission on the Review of National Policy toward Gambling (1974-1976) -- Connecticut -- Costa Rica -- Craps and other dice games -- Credit and debit -- Crime and gambling -- Cruise ships -- Cuba -- Custer, Robert L. -- Dalitz, Morris -- Davis, John -- Delaware -- Demographic categories of players -- District of Columbia -- Dog racing -- Dominican Republic -- Eadington, William R. -- The economic impacts of gambling -- Economics and gambling -- Ecuador -- El Salvador -- The European casino -- Fahrenkopf, Frank Jr. -- Faro -- Federal Lottery Laws -- The Federal Wire Act of 1961 -- Florida -- Gamblers' motivations : why do they gamble? -- Gambling, problem -- Gambling : is it a drug? -- The Gambling Devices Act (the Johnson Act and amendments) -- Gambling on the High Seas, the Laws of -- Gambling systems -- Gaughan, Jackie, and Michael Gaughan -- Georgia -- Grey, Thomas A. -- Guadeloupe -- Guatemala -- Haiti -- Harrah, William F. -- Hawaii -- Hoffa, Jimmy -- Honduras -- Horse racing -- House-banked games -- Hughes, Howard -- Idaho -- Illinois -- Indiana -- Insurance and gambling -- Internet gambling -- The Interstate Horesracing Act of 1978 -- Iowa -- Jai alai -- Jamaica -- Kansas -- The Kefauver Committee -- Kennedy, Robert F. -- Keno -- Kentucky -- Kerkorian, Kirk -- The Knapp Commission (1970-1972) -- Lansky, Meyer -- Las Vegas -- Laughlin, Don, and Laughlin, Nevada -- Lesieur, Henry -- Lesser Antilles Islands -- Lotteries -- Louisiana -- Louisiana Lottery Company -- Maine -- Manitoba -- Maryland -- Massachusetts -- McClellan Committees -- Mexico -- Michigan -- Minnesota -- Mississippi -- Missouri -- Montana -- The National Gambling Impact Study Commission (1997-1999) -- Native American gaming : in the past -- Native American gaming : modern times -- Nebraska -- Netherlands Antilles (Sint Maarten, Curaçao, and Bonaire) -- Nevada -- New Brunswick -- New Hampshire -- New Jersey and Atlantic City -- New Mexico -- New York -- Newfoundland -- Nicaragua -- North Carolina -- North Dakota -- Northwest Territories -- Nova Scotia -- Nunavut -- Ohio -- Oklahoma -- Ontario -- Oregon -- Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 -- Pai Gow and games with dominos -- Panama -- Paraguay -- Pari-mutuel wagering systems -- Pendleton, Edward -- Pennsylvania -- Peru -- Player-banked games -- Poker -- President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice -- President's Commission on Organized Crime -- Prince Edward Island -- Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 -- Puerto Rico -- Quebec -- The Racino -- Red Dog -- Religion and gambling -- Reno -- Rhode Island -- Rose, I. Nelson -- Rothstein, Arnold -- Roulette, wheels of fortune, and other wheel games -- Saskatchewan -- Sawyer, Grant -- Siegel, Benjamin -- Slot machines and machine gambling -- Social gaming, internet cafes, and sweepstakes -- South Carolina -- South Dakota -- Sports betting -- The Stock Market -- Suriname -- Taxes, gambling -- Tennessee -- Texas -- Trump, Donald John -- Uruguay -- Utah -- Venezuela -- Vermont -- Virgin Islands -- Virginia -- The Wagering Paraphernalia Act of 1961 -- Washington -- West Virginia -- Wisconsin -- Wynn, Stephen Alan -- Wyoming -- Yukon Territory -- Ziemba, William T. -- Appendix : Major cases -- Gambling terminology : a basic glossary.
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: New York : ABC-CLIO
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (544 pages)
• Subjects: 306.4/820973; History -- Social History; Gambling -- Encyclopedias; Gambling -- America -- Encyclopedias; Gambling -- Social aspects; Gambling -- Social aspects -- America; Jeux de hasard -- Encyclopédies; Jeux de hasard -- Amérique -- Encyclopédies; Jeux de hasard -- Aspect social; Jeux de hasard -- Aspect social -- Amérique; Gambling; Gambling -- Social aspects; Social Science -- Reference; History; America; encyclopedias; Encyclopedias; Encyclopedias; Encyclopédies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9798216088585
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.