High stakes, the rising cost of America's gambling addiction, Sam Skolnik
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High stakes, the rising cost of America's gambling addiction, Sam Skolnik
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-207) and index
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index present
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non fiction
Main title
High stakes
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bibliography
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670479544
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Sam Skolnik
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the rising cost of America's gambling addiction
Summary
Examines the impact of legalized gambling on American culture, describing the appeal of legalized gambling as a tool for politicians to raise revenues and create jobs, discussing a rise in gambling addictions, and explaining how gambling addiction can lead to higher indebtedness and increased amounts of divorces, suicides, and gambling-related crime
Table Of Contents
The other gambling addicts: the states -- Welcome to Las Vegas, problem gambling capital of the world -- The Asian connection -- The rise of the poker junkie -- The online fix -- Evolving science, questionable research -- A federal role, and a look forward
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