Perspectives on Gambling: Lotteries, Wagers, and Casinos

by Laurence S. Moss

This book consists of several carefully crafted essays on the subject of gambling. The first two essays relate the latest trends on technology and communications to the development of actual gambling practice. And so the first essay documents the impact of simulcast racing on wagering dollars--the impact simulcast bettering has raised the total amounts wagered from .25 billion dollars in 1985 to 15.62 billion dollars in 2002. Bettors find great interest...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1405179430
• ISBN13: 9781405179430
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.9" x 8.9"