Gambling in America

William N. Thompson, PhD, is professor emeritus of public administration at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

A rich bibliography closes this impressive book which should interest the individual scholar and general reader alike. . . . This book belongs in all libraries with collections on social and economic history.

• Preface,Introduction,Chronology of Gambling Events,Adelson, Sheldon,Alabama,Alaska,Alberta,Antigua,Argentina,Arizona,Arkansas,Aruba,Baccara, Chemin de Fer, and Baccarat-Type Games,The Bahamas,Belize,Bennett, Bill, and Bill Pennington,Bingo,Binion, Benny, and Jack Binion,Blackjack,Bolivia,Boyd, Sam, and William Boyd,Brazil,British Columbia,California,Canada,Cards, Playing,Caribbean Casinos,Cash Transaction Reports and Money Laundering,Casino,Casino Employees,Cassius Marcellus Coolidge and Those "Poker Playing Dogs,"Cheating Schemes,Chile,Chips, Gambling,Cockfighting,Colombia,Colorado,Commission on the Review of National Policy toward Gambling (1974–1976),Connecticut,Costa Rica,Craps and Other Dice Games,Credit and Debts,Crime and Gambling,Cruise Ships,Cuba,Custer, Robert L.,Dalitz, Morris,Davis, John,Delaware,Demographic Categories of Players,District of Columbia,Dog Racing,Dominican Republic,Eadington, William R.,The Economic Impacts of Gambling,Economics and Gambling,Ecuador,El Salvador,The European Casino,Fahrenkopf, Frank, Jr.,Faro,Federal Lottery Laws,The Federal Wire Act of 1961,Florida,Gamblers' Motivations: Why Do They Gamble?,Gambling, Problem,Gambling: Is It a Drug?,The Gambling Devices Acts (the Johnson Act and Amendments),Gambling on the High Seas, the Laws of,Gambling Systems,Gaughan, Jackie, and Michael Gaughan,Georgia,Grey, Thomas A.,Guadeloupe,Guatemala,Haiti,Harrah, William F.,Hawaii,Hoffa, Jimmy,Honduras,Horse Racing,House-Banked Games,Hughes, Howard,Idaho,Illinois,Indiana,Insurance and Gambling,Internet Gambling,The Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978,Iowa,Jai Alai,Jamaica,Kansas,The Kefauver Committee,Kennedy, Robert F.,Keno,Kentucky,Kerkorian, Kirk,The Knapp Commission (1970–1972),Lansky, Meyer,Las Vegas,Laughlin, Don, and Laughlin, Nevada,Lesieur, Henry,Lesser Antilles Islands,Lotteries,Louisiana,Louisiana Lottery Company,Maine,Manitoba,Maryland,Massachusetts,McClellan Committees,Mexico,Michigan,Minnesota,Mississippi,Missouri,Montana,The National Gambling Impact Study Commission (1997–1999),Native American Gaming: In the Past,Native American Gaming: Modern Times,Nebraska,Netherlands Antilles (Sint Maarten, Curaçao, and Bonaire),Nevada,New Brunswick,New Hampshire,New Jersey and Atlantic City,New Mexico,New York,Newfoundland,Nicaragua,North Carolina,North Dakota,Northwest Territories,Nova Scotia,Nunavut,Ohio,Oklahoma,Ontario,Oregon,Organized Crime Control Act of 1970,Pai Gow and Games with Dominos,Panama,Paraguay,Pari-Mutuel Wagering Systems,Pendleton, Edward,Pennsylvania,Peru,Player-Banked Games,Poker,President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice,President's Commission on Organized Crime,Prince Edward Island,Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992,Puerto Rico,Quebec,The Racino,Red Dog,Religion and Gambling,Reno,Rhode Island,Rose, I. Nelson,Rothstein, Arnold,Roulette, Wheels of Fortune, and Other Wheel Games,Saskatchewan,Sawyer, Grant,Siegel, Benjamin,Slot Machines and Machine Gambling,Social Gaming, Internet Cafes, and Sweepstakes,South Carolina,South Dakota,Sports Betting,The Stock Market,Suriname,Taxes, Gambling,Tennessee,Texas,Trump, Donald John,Uruguay,Utah,Venezuela,Vermont,Virgin Islands,Virginia,The Wagering Paraphernalia Act of 1961,Washington,West Virginia,Wisconsin,Wynn, Stephen Alan,Wyoming,Yukon Territory,Ziemba, William T.,Appendix: Major Cases,Gambling Terminology—A Basic Glossary,Bibliography,Index,About the Author,