Frontiers in Chance - Gaming Research Across the Disciplines (Paperback, First Edition, First ed.)

The UNLV Center for Gaming Research's Occasional Paper Series features papers on a variety of topics in gaming history, economics, and operations from scholars and members of the industry. This collection pulls together 17 papers originally published in the series, making them available in one book for the first time. Ranging from the mythologies surrounding notorious gangster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel to a look at the lessons that the financial crisis (should have) taught Las Vegas casinos to a cross-national examination of how governments spend the money they accrue from gambling proceeds and taxes, this collection draws on several disciplines, including history, sociology, philosophy, public policy, and business. Taken together, these papers provide a snapshot into the diversity of work currently being conducted in a variety of fields with the common focus of gambling, in its many manifestations. Papers include: 1 "Seeking Value or Entertainment?" David G. Schwartz 2 "The Powerful Mythology Surrounding Bugsy Siegel" Larry Gragg 3 "The History of Baccarat" Theodore Whiting 4 "Nation, Corporation or Family?" Theodor Gordon 5 "The Promise of Gangster Glamour" Laura Cook Kenna 6 "Taking the Points" Frederick W. Krauss 7 "Gaming in Britain and America" Nicholas Tosney 8 "Where Locals Play" Rex J. Rowley 9 "Nevada Gaming Licensing" Robert D. Faiss and Gregory R. Gemignani 10 "Betting on the U.S. Market" Glenn Light, Karl Rutledge, and Quinton Singleton 11 "Souls/Soles of Signs" Darryl A. Smith 12 "Containment and Virtualization" Kah-Wee Lee 13 "Halos, Alibis and Community Development" Lynn Gidluck 14 "The Fiscal Forensics of the Las Vegas Strip" Dean M. Macomber 15 "From the Last Frontier to the New Cosmopolitan" Jessalynn Strauss 16 "Pyramids to Players Clubs" Oliver Lovat 17 "Moral Markets and the Problematic Proprietor" Christopher Wetzel The book includes illustrations in select chapters, contributor biographies, and an index. About the Center for Gaming Research Located within Special Collections at UNLV's state-of-the-art Lied Library, the Center for Gaming Research is committed to providing support for scholarly inquiry into all aspects of gaming. Through its website, http: //gaming.unlv.edu, the Center offers several unique research tools and information sources.

General

Imprint:	Unlv Gaming
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Gambling Studies Series
Release date:	June 2013
First published:	May 2013
Editors:	David G. Schwartz
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	354
Edition:	First Edition, First ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-939546-03-6
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Microeconomics > General Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Management & management techniques > General Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Management of specific areas > Budgeting & financial management Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Service industries > Sport & leisure industries Books > Sport & Leisure > Hobbies, quizzes & games > Gambling > General
LSN:	1-939546-03-6
Barcode:	9781939546036

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