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Bad Bet : The Inside Story of the Glamour, Glitz, and Danger of America's Gambling Industry

Timothy L. O'Brien

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Description:Like tobacco, the gambling industry has its share of dirty little secrets. Its "nicotine" is the compulsive gambler, the relative few who are absolutely necessary to the well-being of the industry because they bring in 80% of its revenue. This long-ignored problem confronts the gambling business with the same threats and challenges that nicotine addiction posed for big tobacco.Bad Bet exposes the false promise of economic revival that has lured communities to depend on gambling for jobs and for a fiscal fix, and the criminal connections of many of its leading companies. Timothy O'Brien also looks at the industry's new frontier in cyberspace. Bad Bet is a cautionary tale about the spreading influence of gambling -- and its often devastating effects on communities and people.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Bad Bet : The Inside Story of the Glamour, Glitz, and Danger of America's Gambling Industry. To get started finding Bad Bet : The Inside Story of the Glamour, Glitz, and Danger of America's Gambling Industry, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Like tobacco, the gambling industry has its share of dirty little secrets. Its "nicotine" is the compulsive gambler, the relative few who are absolutely necessary to the well-being of the industry because they bring in 80% of its revenue. This long-ignored problem confronts the gambling business with the same threats and challenges that nicotine addiction posed for big tobacco.Bad Bet exposes the false promise of economic revival that has lured communities to depend on gambling for jobs and for a fiscal fix, and the criminal connections of many of its leading companies. Timothy O'Brien also looks at the industry's new frontier in cyberspace. Bad Bet is a cautionary tale about the spreading influence of gambling -- and its often devastating effects on communities and people.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Bad Bet : The Inside Story of the Glamour, Glitz, and Danger of America's Gambling Industry. To get started finding Bad Bet : The Inside Story of the Glamour, Glitz, and Danger of America's Gambling Industry, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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Bad Bet : The Inside Story of the Glamour, Glitz, and Danger of America's Gambling Industry

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