Foreword / Ann Fabian
Introduction / Jonathan D. Cohen and David G. Schwartz
Part one. Policing. "The news from Brooklyn is disturbing"- corruption, big-city police, and the dilemma of gambling / Matthew Vaz
"The ever watchful eye of the magnate"- policing and ballpark gambling in the twentieth century / Seth S. Tannenbaum
Part two. Promoting. "Avoid advertising the obvious"- gambling and the Chamber of Commerce promotion of Las Vegas in the 1950s / Larry Gragg
The business of gambling
how press releases helped legitimize the gaming industry in Las Vegas / Jessalynn R. Strauss
Part three. Proliferating. Something for nothing- the fiscal alchemy of lottery legalization / Jonathan D. Cohen
No end in sight- how the United States became a gambling nation, 1950-2000 / David G. Schwartz
Part four. Praying. In the lion's den
evangelicals in the Las Vegas strip and the meaning of Billy Graham's 1978 Crusade / Michelle Robinson
Sanctity, pragmatism, and paying the bills
the controversial use of Bingo in synagogues / Dan Judson
Part five. Playing. Rolling the dice- the rise of the reservation casino and the Native American fight for cultural survival / Seema Kurup
The neoliberal lottery- Elliot Rodger and the affective economy of masculinity / Daniel Ante-Contreras.