All in : the spread of gambling in twentieth-century United States / edited by Jonathan D. Cohen and...
All in : the spread of gambling in twentieth-century United States / edited by Jonathan D. Cohen and...
All in : the spread of gambling in twentieth-century United States / edited by Jonathan D. Cohen and David G. Schwartz ; foreword by Ann Fabian.
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Reno, Nevada : University of Nevada Press, [2018]
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G 2020/0549
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English
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Physical content
xii, 284 pages ; 23 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
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volume
Contents
Foreword / Ann Fabian -- Introduction / Jonathan D. Cohen and David G. Schwartz -- Part one. Policing. "The news from Brooklyn is disturbing"- corruption, big-city police, and the dilemma of gambling / Matthew Vaz -- "The ever watchful eye of the magnate"- policing and ballpark gambling in the twent...
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Publisher
Reno, Nevada : University of Nevada Press, [2018]
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Nevada
Date Published
[2018]
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Summary
"Gambling, the risky enterprise of chance, is one of America's favorite pastimes. Office March Madness brackets, a day at the race track, a friendly wager, the random ridiculous Super Bowl prop bet, bingo night, or the latest media frenzy over the Powerball jackpot--all emphasize the ubiquity of this major economic force and cultural phenomenon. Ap...
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All in : the spread of gambling in twentieth-century United States / edited by Jonathan D. Cohen and David G. Schwartz ; foreword by Ann Fabian.
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The gambling series
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2020/0549
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74VKaZaAJj4b
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ISBN
1943859604 paperback ; alkaline paper
9781943859603 paperback ; alkaline paper
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338.4779509730904
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991024290898002626
