{"product_id":"9781939546036","title":"Frontiers in Chance: Gaming Research Across the Disciplines","description":"The UNLV Center for Gaming Research's Occasional Paper Series features papers on a variety of topics in gaming history, economics, and operations from scholars and members of the industry. This collection pulls together 17 papers originally published in the series, making them available in one book for the first time. \u003cp\u003eRanging from the mythologies surrounding notorious gangster Benjamin \"Bugsy\" Siegel to a look at the lessons that the financial crisis (should have) taught Las Vegas casinos to a cross-national examination of how governments spend the money they accrue from gambling proceeds and taxes, this collection draws on several disciplines, including history, sociology, philosophy, public policy, and business.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaken together, these papers provide a snapshot into the diversity of work currently being conducted in a variety of fields with the common focus of gambling, in its many manifestations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePapers include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 \"Seeking Value or Entertainment?\"\u003cbr\u003eDavid G. Schwartz\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 \"The Powerful Mythology Surrounding Bugsy Siegel\" \u003cbr\u003eLarry Gragg\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 \"The History of Baccarat\" \u003cbr\u003eTheodore Whiting\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 \"Nation, Corporation or Family?\"\u003cbr\u003eTheodor Gordon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 \"The Promise of Gangster Glamour\"\u003cbr\u003eLaura Cook Kenna\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 \"Taking the Points\"\u003cbr\u003eFrederick W. Krauss\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 \"Gaming in Britain and America\"\u003cbr\u003eNicholas Tosney\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 \"Where Locals Play\"\u003cbr\u003eRex J. Rowley\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9 \"Nevada Gaming Licensing\"\u003cbr\u003eRobert D. Faiss and Gregory R. Gemignani\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10 \"Betting on the U.S. Market\"\u003cbr\u003eGlenn Light, Karl Rutledge, and Quinton Singleton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11 \"Souls\/Soles of Signs\"\u003cbr\u003eDarryl A. Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12 \"Containment and Virtualization\"\u003cbr\u003eKah-Wee Lee\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13 \"Halos, Alibis and Community Development\"\u003cbr\u003eLynn Gidluck\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14 \"The Fiscal Forensics of the Las Vegas Strip\"\u003cbr\u003eDean M. Macomber\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15 \"From the Last Frontier to the New Cosmopolitan\"\u003cbr\u003eJessalynn Strauss\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e16 \"Pyramids to Players Clubs\"\u003cbr\u003eOliver Lovat\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e17 \"Moral Markets and the Problematic Proprietor\"\u003cbr\u003eChristopher Wetzel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book includes illustrations in select chapters, contributor biographies, and an index.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Center for Gaming Research\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLocated within Special Collections at UNLV's state-of-the-art Lied Library, the Center for Gaming Research is committed to providing support for scholarly inquiry into all aspects of gaming. Through its website, http:\/\/gaming.unlv.edu, the Center offers several unique research tools and information sources.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UNLV Gaming Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47051812208880,"sku":"9781939546036","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781939546036_p0.jpg?v=1763666639","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781939546036","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}