The International Encyclopedia of Gambling

William N. Thompson, PhD, teaches at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Acknowledgments,
Preface: Lyrics "Molly and Tenbrooks",
Introduction,
Chronology,
Volume 1
Section One: General Topics,
Cards, Playing,
Cash Transaction Reports and Money Laundering,
Casino,
Casino Employees,
Casino Nights (Las Vegas Nights),
Cheating Schemes,
Chips, Gambling,
Cockfighting,
Commission on the Review of National Policy toward Gambling (1974–1976),
Credit and Debts,
Crime and Gambling,
Cruise Ships,
Demographic Categories of Players,
Dog Racing,
Economic Impacts of Gambling,
Economics and Gambling,
European Casinos and American Casinos Compared,
Federal Lottery Laws,
Federal Wire Act of 1961,
The Gambler's Book Club,
Gamblers' Motivations: Why Do They Gamble?,
Gambling Devices Acts (the Johnson Act and Amendments),
Gambling on the High Seas, the Laws of,
Gambling Systems,
Gaming Institutes: Research and Political,
Horse Racing,
Insurance and Gambling,
Internet Gambling (Including Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006),
The Interstate Horse Racing Act of 1978,
The Kefauver Committee,
The Knapp Commission (1970–1972),
McClellan Committee,
The National Gambling Impact Study Commission (1997–1999),
Native American Gaming: Contemporary,
Native American Gaming: Data,
Native American Gaming: Traditional,
Organized Crime Control Act of 1970,
Political Culture and Nevada: Reassessing the Theory,
The Positive Case for Gambling: One Person's View,
President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice,
President's Commission on Organized Crime, 168 Problem Gambling,
Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992,
The Racino,
Religion and Gambling,
Sex and Gambling in Nevada,
Sports Betting,
The Stock Market,
Taxes, Gambling,
The Travel Act of 1961,
The Wagering Paraphernalia Act of 1961,
Section Two: Games,
Baccara, Chemin de Fer, and Baccarat-type Games,
Bingo,
Blackjack,
Craps and Other Dice Games,
Faro,
House-banked Games,
Jai Alai,
Keno,
Lotteries,
Pai Gow and Games with Dominos,
Pari-mutuel Games and Wagering Systems,
Player-banked Games,
Poker,
Red Dog,
Roulette, Wheels of Fortune, and Other Wheel Games,
Slot Machines and Machine Gambling,
Trente et Quarante (30 and 40),
Two Up,
Section Three: Biographies of Leading Figures in Gambling,
Adelson, Sheldon,
Benazet, Jacques, and Edward Benazet,
Bennett, Bill, and Bill Pennington,
Bennett, William J.,
Binion, Benny, and Jack Binion,
Blanc, Francois, and Louis Blanc,
Boyd, Sam, and William Boyd,
Canfield, Richard,
Cardano, Garolamo, and Blaise Pascal,
Chun Rak-Won,
Comstock, Anthony,
Coolidge, Cassius Marcellus, and Those "Poker Playing Dogs,"
Dalitz, Morris,
Dandolos, Nick,
Davis, John,
Eadington, William R.,
Fahrenkopf, Frank Jr.,
Gates, John W.,
Gaughan, Jackie, and Michael Gaughan,
Grey, Thomas A.,
Harrah, William E,
Ho, Stanley,
Hoffa, Jimmy,
Hughes, Howard,
Jones, "Canada Bill,"
Kennedy, Robert E,
Kerkorian, Kirk,
Kerzner, Sol,
Lansky, Meyer,
Laughlin, Don, and Laughlin, Nevada,
Maloof, George,
Morrissey, Jack,
Moss, Johnny,
Pendleton, Edward,
Rose, I. Nelson,
Rothstein, Arnold,
Sawyer, Grant,
Siegel, Benjamin,
Thompson, "Titanic" (Alvin Clarence Thomas),
Trump, Donald John,
Wallner, Leo,
Wynn, Stephen Alan,
Ziemba, William T.,
Index, I-1
Volume 2
Section Four: Venues and Places,
Africa,
East Africa,
North Africa,
South Africa,
West Africa,
Asia,
China (Including Hong Kong and Macau),
The Indian Subcontinent (Including Bhutan, Goa, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Sikkim),
Japan and Pachinko Parlors,
Korea,
Philippines,
Southeast Asia,
Australia Pacific Region (Including New Zealand, Tinian, and Guam),
Canada,
Alberta,
The Atlantic Lottery Corporation,
British Columbia,
Manitoba,
New Brunswick,
Newfoundland and Labrador,
Nova Scotia,
Ontario,
Prince Edward Island,
Quebec,
Saskatchewan,
Western Canadian Lottery Corporation,
Yukon Territory,
Caribbean and Atlantic,
Aruba,
The Bahamas,
Caribbean Island Casinos,
Cuba,
Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti),
Puerto Rico,
Virgin Islands,
Europe,
Austria and Casinos Austria International,
The Baltic Countries (Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia),
Belgium,
Central European Countries,
Croatia and the Former Yugoslav States,
France,
Germany,
Gibraltar,
Greece,
Ireland and the Irish Sweepstakes,
Italy,
Luxembourg,
Monaco,
Netherlands,
Portugal,
Russia and the Former Soviet Republics,
Scandinavian Countries (Iceland, Norway, Sweden,
Finland, and Denmark), 467 Slovenia,
Spain and "El Gordo,"
Switzerland and the Swiss Social Concept,
The United Kingdom,
Latin America,
Argentina,
Bolivia,
Brazil,
Central America,
Chile,
Colombia,
Ecuador,
Mexico,
Paraguay,
Peru,
Uruguay,
Venezuela and Suriname,
Middle East and Asia Minor (Including Israel, Lebanon, and Turkey),
United States,
Alabama,
Alaska,
Arizona,
Arkansas,
California,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Delaware,
District of Columbia,
Florida,
Georgia,
Hawaii,
Idaho,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Iowa,
Kansas,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Louisiana Lottery Company,
Maine,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
Montana,
Nebraska,
Nevada,
Boulder City, Nevada: Nongambling Oasis,
Las Vegas,
Reno,
New Hampshire,
New Jersey and Atlantic City,
New Mexico,
New York,
North Carolina,
North Dakota,
Ohio,
Oklahoma,
Oregon,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
South Carolina,
South Dakota,
Tennessee,
Texas,
Utah,
Vermont,
Virginia,
Washington,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin,
Wyoming,
Section Five: Annotated Bibliography,
Section Six: Leading Law Cases on Gambling,
Section Seven: A Glossary of Gambling Terms,
Section Eight: Selected Essays on Gambling,
The "Best" Gamblers in the World,
The Family That Gambles Together,
A Sovereignty Checklist for Gambling,
Supermarket Casinos,
Casinos without Crime: Is It Possible?,
Word-of-Mouth Advertising: The Win Win Game in Las Vegas,
Will Nevada Become Another Detroit? Probably Not,
The Las Vegas Brand-A Case Study of Mismarketing,
Machismo and the Latin American Casino,
There's a Reason We Only Look Forward in Las Vegas,
If Gambling Entrepreneurs Took Their Product to the Food
and Drug Administration,
It's This Simple: Casino Taxes Stifle Development,
Theft Is a Social Cost-Bigger Than We May Have Thought,
Comorbidity and the Costs of Compulsive Gambling,
A Random Thought of a Lucky Las Vegas Resident,
Another Random Thought,
Thematic Index,
Index,
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