Roll the Bones tells the story of gambling: where it came from, how
it has changed, and where it is now. This is the new Casino
Edition. which updates and expands the global history of gambling
to include a greater focus on casinos, from their development in
European spas to their growth in Reno and Las Vegas. New material
chronicles in greater depth the development of casino resorts on
the Las Vegas Strip and their spread throughout the United States.
A new chapter better places Atlantic City's casinos into their
correct context, and new material accounts for the rise of casinos
in Asia and online gaming. From the first modern casino in Venice
(1638), casinos have grown incredibly. During the 18th and 19th
century, a series of European spa towns, culminating in Monte
Carlo, hosted casinos. In the United States, during those same
years, gambling developed both in illegal urban gambling halls and
in the wide-open saloons of the western frontier. Those two strands
of American gambling came together in Nevada's legal casinos, whose
current regime dates from 1931. Developing with a healthy assist
from elements affiliated with organized crime, these casinos
eventually outgrew their rough-hewn routes, becoming sun-drenched
pleasure palaces along the Las Vegas Strip. With Nevada casinos
proving successful, other states, beginning with New Jersey in
1976, rolled the dice. From there, casinos have come to America's
tribal lands, rivers, and urban centers. In the last decade,
gambling has moved online, while Asia--with multi-billion dollar
projects in Macau and Singapore--has become a new casino frontier.
Reading Roll the Bones, you'll get a better appreciation for how
long casinos and gambling have been with us--and what they mean to
us today.
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