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Author Mitchell, Donald, 1947 January 23- author.

Title Wampum : how Indian tribes, the Mafia, and an inattentive Congress invented Indian gaming and created a $28 billion gambling empire / Donald Craig Mitchell.

Publication Info. New York, NY : The Overlook Press, 2016.
©2016

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Location Call No. Status
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  338.4779 MITCHELL    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  338.47795 MITCHELL    Check Shelf
 Portland Public Library - Adult Department  338.47795 MIT    Check Shelf
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  338.477 M681W    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 375 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 310-360) and index.
Contents Part I Mafia -- Sovereignty and Cigarettes -- Seminole Cigarettes -- Seminole Bingo -- Barona Bingo -- Steven Whilden and Pan American Management -- Part II IGRA -- Ninety-Eighth Congress -- Ninety-Ninth Congress: House of Representatives -- Ninety-Ninth Congress: Senate -- Cabazon and Morongo: Ninety-Ninth Congress -- Cabazon and Morongo: One Hundreth Congress -- IGRA -- Part III Aftermath -- Arizona Machines -- California Machines -- Fake Tribes -- Fake Reservations.
Summary "A history of Indian casinos in America reveals the lesser-known partnership between Native American tribes and the Mafia that has been responsible for the creation of hundreds of Vegas-style casinos throughout the United States, in part by taking advantage of historical injustices and cultural protections,"--NoveList.
Subject Gambling -- United States.
Gambling -- Economic aspects -- United States.
Gambling industry -- Economic aspects -- United States.
Casinos -- Economic aspects -- United States.
Gambling on Indian reservations -- Law and legislation -- United States.
Mafia -- United States.
ISBN 9781468309935
1468309935
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