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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Schwartz, David G., 1973-     Subjects     Gambling -- History.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Schwartz, David G., 1973-       by title:      Roll the bones : the...         MARC Display

Roll the bones : the history of gambling / David G. Schwartz. by Schwartz, David G., 1973- New York : Gotham Books, c2006. Subjects Gambling -- History. Electronic Resource http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0614/2006017509.html ISBN:  9781592402083 (hardcover) 1592402089 (hardcover) Description:  xix, 570 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. Contents:  Thoth's gift : the ancient origins of gambling -- The die is cast : from classical to medieval times -- Knaves and kings : cards come into play -- Taming Tyche : the science of chance creates professional gambling -- The Ridotto revolution : mercantile gamblers create the casino -- All is on the hazard : the British come into play -- Star-spangled gamblers : the birth of American gambling -- Baiting John Bull : British gambling, 1750-1914 -- Seeking the cure : spa gambling defines Europe -- Flight of the sparrow : gambling, conquest, and colonies -- Wild cards : gambling moves west -- Fools of fortune : American gambling becomes urban -- A sunny place for shady people : gambling on the French Riviera -- Wise guys and one-armed bandits : big-city gambling in the twentieth century -- Hard to resist : Nevada becomes America's gambling oasis -- The salvation of sin : is gambling a crime or a virtue? -- A place in the sun : the Strip is born -- Runaway American dream : gambling in the public interest -- All in : gambling's global spread -- A clockwork volcano : technology and triumph -- The dream : history in perspective. Requests:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Art, Music & Recreation 795.09 Sc Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 795.09 Schwartz Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kealakekua Public Library Adult Nonfiction 795.09 Schwartz Checked In Add Copy to MyList Pahoa P/S Library Adult Nonfiction 795.09 Sc Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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