Examining the state of Nevada's gaming laws in the age of the megaresort, this book presents seven unusual, precedent-setting case studies, taken from the files of the Nevada Gaming Control Board and Commission.
Examining the state of Nevada's gaming laws in the age of the megaresort, this book presents seven unusual, precedent-setting case studies, taken from...
The widespread legalization of gambling across the U.S. has produced concerns for serious social, economic, and health problems. For the first time in this country, an entire generation of young people has reached adulthood within a context of approval and endorsement of gambling as a source of entertainment and recreation. Compared with their adult counterparts, these young people have evidenced a higher level of gambling related problems. In Futures at Stake, specialists in psychology, medicine, law, public health, economics, casino management, psychiatry, and criminal justice examine this...
The widespread legalization of gambling across the U.S. has produced concerns for serious social, economic, and health problems. For the first time in...
The story of the 1961 Wire Act and how Robert Kennedy's crusade against the Mob is creating a new generation of Internet gaming outlaws. The U.S. has invoked the Act in a vain effort to control gambling within its borders, at a time when online sports betting is soaring in popularity. By placing the Wire Act into the larger context of American ambivalence about gambling, Schwartz has produced a provocative analysis of a national habit and the vexing predicaments it creates.
The story of the 1961 Wire Act and how Robert Kennedy's crusade against the Mob is creating a new generation of Internet gaming outlaws. The U.S. has ...
The glitter and excitement that tourists associate with casinos is only a facade. To the gaming industry's front-line employees, its dealers, the casino is a far less glamorous environment, a workplace full of emotional tension, physical and mental demands, humor and pathos. Author H. Lee Barnes, who spent many years as a dealer in some of Las Vegas's best-known casinos, shows us this world from the point of view of the table-games dealer.
Told in the voices of dozens of dealers, male and female, young and old, Dummy Up and Deal takes us to the dealer's side of the table. We observe the...
The glitter and excitement that tourists associate with casinos is only a facade. To the gaming industry's front-line employees, its dealers, the casi...
Investigative reporter Jeff Burbank explores the Nevada Gaming Control system in these seven fascinating case studies involving murder, corruption, and shady pasts.
Investigative reporter Jeff Burbank explores the Nevada Gaming Control system in these seven fascinating case studies involving murder, corruption, an...
Tells the story of how the Cahuilla nations have used self-reliance and determination to maintain their culture and independence against threats past and present. From California's ""war of extermination"" to today's challenges, Gordon shows that successful responses have depended on challenging non-natives' assumptions and misconceptions.
Tells the story of how the Cahuilla nations have used self-reliance and determination to maintain their culture and independence against threats past ...
