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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Autor principal: Skolnik, Sam (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Boston Beacon Press 2011
En:Año: 2011
Acceso en línea: Table of Contents (Publisher)
Disponibilidad en Tübingen:Disponible en Tübingen.
UB: KB 20 A 5249
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Palabras clave:
Gambling > United States
Compulsive gambling > Social aspects > United States
Gambling industry > United States
USA > Spielsucht > Soziale Kosten
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Sumario: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
Notas:Includes bibliographical references and index
Descripción Física:XXVI, 222 S.
ISBN:978-0-8070-0629-0