Gambling in America: An Encyclopedia of History, Issues, and SocietyABC-CLIO, 2001 - 509 pages An A-Z look at the history and impacts of gambling, including related legal, legislative, economic, and social issues. The lottery games played in ancient Rome eventually traveled with settlers to the New World, where the Jamestown colonists enjoyed them. Casinos, too, existed during the Roman Empire, were reestablished during the Renaissance, and centuries later, flourished aboard Mississippi riverboats. The pervasiveness of gambling suggests that it serves some basic function for human societies, Thompson argues. Yet it can become a pathology for certain individuals and attract loan sharks, prostitutes, drug dealers, and organized crime. - A chronology of significant events in the history of gambling from prehistory to the present day - The full text of 11 of the author's published articles on gambling - Reviews of more than 60 books in an extensive and thoroughly annotated bibliography |
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Gambling in America: An Encyclopedia of History, Issues, and Society William N. Thompson Limited preview - 2015 |
Gambling in America: An Encyclopedia of History, Issues, and Society William N. Thompson Limited preview - 2015 |
Gambling in America: An Encyclopedia of History, Issues, and Society William Norman Thompson No preview available - 2001 |