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Author Rogers, Rex M., 1952-

Title Seducing America : is gambling a good bet? / Rex M. Rogers.

Publication Info. Grand Rapids, MI : Baker Books, [1997]
©1997

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  363.42 R728S    Check Shelf
Description 174 pages ; 22 cm
Contents Taking a chance: rediscovering an old vice -- Seven come eleven: America's gambling past -- Gambling goes mainstream: America's new gambling craze -- God, games, and the good life: is gambling a sin? -- Government's wheels of fortune: paying the bills with gambling profits -- To gamble or not to gamble: moral and economic arguments -- Charity gambling strikes it rich: gambling as a means of fund-raising -- Tarnished glitter: the growing problem of problem gambling -- Casino culture: gambling demographics -- Jackpot junkies: controlling the new gambling drug -- Cultural alchemy: the irrationality of gambling.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-174).
Subject Gambling -- United States -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Gambling -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States.
ISBN 0801057590 paperback
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