Legalized Gambling: For and Against Contributor(s): Evans, Rod (Author) |
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ISBN: 081269354X ISBN-13: 9780812693546 Publisher: Open Court OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1999 Annotation: 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 permit betting on dog races. American gamblers wager over $300 billion yearly in legal gambling. Although many Americans enjoy gambling and see it as harmless recreation and a fairly painless way to generate revenue without levying direct taxes, many social conservatives see gambling as a socially destructive temptation that ought not to be indulged by private citizens, much less sponsored by government. Recently, economic pressures resulting from less federal revenue and Americans' growing aversion to tax increases have led many state governments to liberalize gambling laws or sponsor gambling, sparking a lively debate. Legalized Gambling contains twenty articles focusing on different aspects of gambling policy by experts in the fields of public policy, law, psychiatry, rhetoric, religion, economics, and politics. The contributors address all areas of the debate, including the following: "(In a lottery) ... the tax is laid on the willing only, that is to say, on those who can risk the price of a ticket without sensible injury for the possibility of a higher prize". -- Thomas Jefferson |
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BISAC Categories: - Games & Activities | Gambling - General (see Also Self-help - Compulsive Behavior) - Social Science - Political Science |
Dewey: 363.420 |
LCCN: 97036501 |
Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6" W x 9" (1.43 lbs) 320 pages |