A national map of legalized gambling from 1963 would show one state, Nevada, with casino gambling and no states with lotteries. Today's map shows eleven commerc

As states have moved from merely tolerating gambling to running their own games, as communities have increasingly turned to gambling for an economic boost, impo

Examines the dramatic growth of legal gambling in the United States--and the shifting and often contentious politics accompanying its spread.

Forty-eight states now permit legalized gambling in some form, thirty-seven states run lotteries, forty-seven allow bingo houses, and more than a dozen states p

Discussions in this book include taking gambling losses and expenses off your taxes, how to avoid paying gambling debts, what to do if you feel you are cheated,