A history and analysis of gambling in the United States from
bingo to state lotteries to Indian gaming and the rise of Las
Vegas, this book reveals how we have become a nation of gamblers
and what the future holds for the gambling industry. From the
colonial era to the present, Americans have enjoyed a love-hate
relationship with gambling. It is a pastime that has gone from sin
to recreational activity, and an industry that has moved from
control by organized crime to management by executives with MBAs.
While gaming is one of the nation's fastest-growing industries,
Barker and Britz predict that this process will slow or stop in the
next century as the result of market saturation and unknown social
and economic effects which loom over the glitz, glamour, and
action.
Providing the latest information on the nature and extent of
legalized gambling in the United States, this study examines why we
gamble and how the relative impact of the activity differs in
certain segments of the population. Legalized gambling is, at best,
problematic behavior with both good and bad consequences.
State-sponsored gambling, both in the form of monopolistic
lotteries and in tribal casinos, does to some extent call into
question the proper role of the state or tribal nation in promoting
a potentially harmful activity among its citizens. States that have
looked to legalized gambling as a source of economic salvation may
soon experience difficulties as gambling venues multiply and
unregulated Internet gambling becomes more widespread.
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