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Whether they're called "gaming" by the industry's supporters or "gambling" by its opponents, games of chance have always exerted a powerful pull. Every human society has indulged in some form of gambling and, ironically, has also tried to prohibit or limit it. In this comprehensive, objective look at gambling--its people, places, and events; its laws and policies; its games and equipment--scholar William N. Thompson traces the roots of gambling from ancient history. 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.

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ABC-Clio, LLC
ISBN-10
1576071596
ISBN-13
9781576071595
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1696874

Product Key Features

Author
William N. Thompson
Publication Name
Gambling in America : an Encyclopedia of History, Issues, and Society
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2001
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
509 Pages

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Item Length
10in
Item Width
7in
Item Weight
16 Oz

Additional Product Features

Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Lc Classification Number
Gv1301.T47 2001
Copyright Date
2001
Target Audience
College Audience
Topic
Gambling / General (See Also Self-Help / Compulsive Behavior / Gambling), Popular Culture
Lccn
2001-003493
Dewey Decimal
795/.0973
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Games & Activities, Social Science

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