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000433587 1001_ $$aSkolnik, Sam,$$d1966-
000433587 24510 $$aHigh stakes :$$bthe rising cost of America's gambling addiction /$$cSam Skolnik.
000433587 260__ $$aBoston :$$bBeacon Press,$$cc2011.
000433587 300__ $$axxvi, 222 p. ;$$c24 cm.
000433587 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
000433587 5050_ $$aThe other gambling addicts: the states -- Welcome to Las Vegas, problem gambling capital of the world -- The Asian connection -- The rise of the poker junkie -- The online fix -- Evolving science, questionable research -- A federal role, and a look forward.
000433587 520__ $$aExamines the impact of legalized gambling on American culture, describing the appeal of legalized gambling as a tool for politicians to raise revenues and create jobs, discussing a rise in gambling addictions, and explaining how gambling addiction can lead to higher indebtedness and increased amounts of divorces, suicides, and gambling-related crime.
000433587 650_0 $$aGambling$$zUnited States.
000433587 650_0 $$aCompulsive gambling$$xSocial aspects$$zUnited States.
000433587 650_0 $$aGambling industry$$zUnited States.
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