Bibliograph

Roll the bones, the history of gambling, David G. Schwartz

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Roll the bones, the history of gambling, David G. Schwartz

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [501]-545) and index

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Roll the bones

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

69671951

Responsibility statement

David G. Schwartz

Sub title

the history of gambling

Table Of Contents

Thoth's gift : the ancient origins of gambling -- The die is cast : from classical to medieval times -- Knaves and kings : cards come into play -- Taming Tyche : the science of chance creates professional gambling -- The Ridotto revolution : mercantile gamblers create the casino -- All is on the hazard : the British come into play -- Star-spangled gamblers : the birth of American gambling -- Baiting John Bull : British gambling, 1750-1914 -- Seeking the cure : spa gambling defines Europe -- Flight of the sparrow : gambling, conquest, and colonies -- Wild cards : gambling moves west -- Fools of fortune : American gambling becomes urban -- A sunny place for shady people : gambling on the French Riviera -- Wise guys and one-armed bandits : big-city gambling in the twentieth century -- Hard to resist : Nevada becomes America's gambling oasis -- The salvation of sin : is gambling a crime or a virtue? -- A place in the sun : the Strip is born -- Runaway American dream : gambling in the public interest -- All in : gambling's global spread -- A clockwork volcano : technology and triumph -- The dream : history in perspective

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