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Author THOMPSON, WILLIAM N

Title International Encyclopedia of Gambling
Published Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (2 volumes (xxxvii, 732, I-12 pages)) : illustrations
Contents Cover; The International Encyclopedia of Gambling: VOLUME 1; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface: Lyrics; Introduction; Chronology; Section One: General Topics; Section Two: Games; Section Three: Biographies of Leading Figures in Gambling; Index; Title; The International Encyclopedia of Gambling: VOLUME 2; Copyright; Section Four: Venues and Places; Section Five: Annotated Bibliography; Section Six: Leading Law Cases on Gambling; Section Seven: A Glossary of Gambling Terms; Section Eight: Selected Essays on Gambling; Thematic Index; Index; About the Author
Summary The International Encyclopedia of Gambling seeks to explain the gambling phenomenon through an in-depth exploration of gambling operations around the world. More than 300 entries reflect the global stretch of the industry as they examine games, venues, players and other leading figures, legal issues, the history of gaming, and the literature on the subject
Notes Print version record
Subject Gambling -- Encyclopedias
Gambling -- Social aspects
Gambling.
Gambling -- Social aspects.
Genre/Form Encyclopedias.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1598842250
9781598842258
1598842269
9781598842265