You Bet Your Life: The Burdens of Gambling

by Neil D. Isaacs

Book Overview

We are a nation of gamblers: pari-mutuel wagering at horse tracks; blackjack in Las Vegas; the NCAA basketball office pool; even day trading on the internet. Gambling is both our national pastime and our predominant cultural metaphor-play the field; beat the odds; take a chance on love. Yet gambling poses serious risks to individuals and to society as a whole. Neil Isaacs-sports historian, licensed clinical social worker, English professor, and a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813121957
• ISBN13: 9780813121956
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher