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The Spread of Gambling in Twentieth-Century United States. Gambling Studies Series

Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: University of Nevada Press, Reno, United States
Published: 30th Apr 2018
Dimensions: w 152mm h 229mm d 25mm
Weight: 404g
ISBN-10: 1943859604
ISBN-13: 9781943859603
Barcode No: 9781943859603
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Synopsis
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. Approximately 70 percent of Americans regularly engage in some form of betting, amounting to over $140 billion in combined casino and lottery revenue every year. A hundred years ago, however, legal gambling was a rarity in the United States. A fresh take on the history of modern American gambling, All In provides a closer look at the shifting economic, cultural, religious, and political conditions that facilitated gambling's expansion and prominence in American consumerism and popular culture. In its pages a diverse range of essays covering commercial and Native American casinos, sports betting, lotteries, bingo, and more piece together a picture of how gambling became so widespread over the course of the twentieth century. Drawing from a range of academic disciplines, this collection explores five aspects of American gambling history: crime, advertising, politics, religion, and identity. In doing so, All In illuminates the on-the-ground debates over gambling's expansion, the failed attempts to thwart legalized betting, and the consequences of its present ubiquity in the United States.

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A diverse range of essays covering commercial and Native American casinos, lotteries, sports betting, pool rooms, bingo, and more, All In pieces together a picture of how gambling became so widespread in the United States and the cultural, political, and economic consequences of this ubiquity."" - Chloe Taft, author of From Steel to Slots: Casino Capitalism in the Postindustrial City