High stakes: the rising cost of America's gambling addiction

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 amount...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Skolnik, Sam (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Boston Beacon Press 2011
In:Year: 2011
Online Access: Table of Contents (Publisher)
Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 20 A 5249
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Keywords:
Gambling > United States
Compulsive gambling > Social aspects > United States
Gambling industry > United States
USA > Spielsucht > Soziale Kosten
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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
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XXVI, 222 S.
ISBN:978-0-8070-0629-0