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...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:  
Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. VerfasserIn: Skolnik, Sam (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Druck Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Boston Beacon Press 2011
In:Jahr: 2011
Online Zugang: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag)
Bestand in Tübingen:In Tübingen vorhanden.
UB: KB 20 A 5249
Verfügbarkeit prüfen: HBZ Gateway
Subito Bestelldienst: Jetzt bestellen.
Schlagwörter:
Compulsive gambling > Social aspects > United States
Gambling > United States
Gambling industry > United States
USA > Spielsucht > Soziale Kosten
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XXVI, 222 S.
ISBN:9780807006290