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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Lang, Arne K., author.     Subjects     Book-making (Betting) -- United States -- History.     Horse racing -- Betting -- United States -- History.     Sports betting -- United States -- History.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Lang, Arne K., author.       by title:      Sports betting and b...         MARC Display

Sports betting and bookmaking : an American history / Arne K. Lang. by Lang, Arne K., author. Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, c2016. Subjects Book-making (Betting) -- United States -- History.   Horse racing -- Betting -- United States -- History.   Sports betting -- United States -- History. ISBN:  9781442265530 1442265531 Description:  xi, 293 pages ; 24 cm Contents:  Leonard Jerome : the towering pillar of the horsey set -- Saratoga and Jerome Park : the fountainheads -- Pool sellers, bookmakers, and pari-mutuels -- Off-track betting : the poolroom scene -- New York's racetrack-building boom -- Bookmakers and their modus operandi -- Tipsters and touts -- Big plungers and outlaws -- The reformers crank up the heat -- Racetracks in the crosshairs -- New York racing : feast and famine -- The good-bye years -- Reanimation -- A verdant depression -- A side trip to the Windy City -- Mid-century reformers : La Guardia, Kefauver, and Kennedy -- The tax man cometh -- Multiple-horse wagering takes flight -- Pro football corrodes the racing game -- New York welcomes OTB -- A side trip to old Nevada -- Simulcasting -- Lotteries, casinos, and racinos -- Offshore and online -- Whales -- Pushing the envelope. Requests:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Art, Music & Recreation 798.40109 La Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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