Jokers Wild: Legalized Gambling in the Twenty-First Century

by Thomas Barker and Marjie T. Britz

Book Overview

A history and analysis of gambling in the United States from bingo to state lotteries to Indian gaming and the rise of Las Vegas, this book reveals how we have become a nation of gamblers and what the future holds for the gambling industry. From the colonial era to the present, Americans have enjoyed a love-hate relationship with gambling. It is a pastime that has gone from sin to recreational activity, and an industry that has moved from control...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275965872
• ISBN13: 9780275965877
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.5"