Forty-eight states now permit legalized gambling in some form, thirty-seven states run lotteries, forty-seven allow bingo houses, and more than a dozen states p

A national map of legalized gambling from 1963 would show one state, Nevada, with casino gambling and no states with lotteries. Today's map shows eleven commerc

The United States has struggled with gambling policy since colonial days, and its legal stance has alternated between legalization and prohibition. This book ex

Examines the dramatic growth of legal gambling in the United States--and the shifting and often contentious politics accompanying its spread.