| Description |
xi, 293 pages ; 24 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-280) and index. |
| Contents |
Leonard Jerome : the towering pillar of the horsey set -- Saratoga and Jerome Park : the fountainheads -- Pool sellers, bookmakers, and pari-mutuels -- Off-track betting : the poolroom scene -- New York's racetrack-building boom -- Bookmakers and their modus operandi -- Tipsters and touts -- Big plungers and outlaws -- The reformers crank up the heat -- Racetracks in the crosshairs -- New York racing : feast and famine -- The good-bye years -- Reanimation -- A verdant depression -- A side trip to the Windy City -- Mid-century reformers : La Guardia, Kefauver, and Kennedy -- The tax man cometh -- Multiple-horse wagering takes flight -- Pro football corrodes the racing game -- New York welcomes OTB -- A side trip to old Nevada -- Simulcasting -- Lotteries, casinos, and racinos -- Offshore and online -- Whales -- Pushing the envelope. |
| Summary |
Lang provides a sweeping overview of legal and illegal sports and race betting in the United States, from the first thoroughbred meet at Saratoga in 1863 through the modern day. The cultural war between bookmakers and their adversaries is a recurring theme, as bookmakers were often forced into the shadows during times of social reform, only to bloom anew when the time was ripe. While much of bookmaking's history takes place in New York, other locales such as Chicago, Las Vegas, and Atlantic City—not to mention Cyberspace—are also discussed in this volume. |
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Horse racing -- Betting -- United States -- History.
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Sports betting -- United States -- History.
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Book-making (Betting) -- United States -- History.
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GAMES & ACTIVITIES -- Gambling -- Sports.
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GAMES & ACTIVITIES -- Gambling -- Track Betting.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- History.
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Book-making (Betting) (OCoLC)fst00836253
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Horse racing -- Betting.
(OCoLC)fst00960491
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Sports betting. (OCoLC)fst01130570
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Lang, Arne K., author. Bookmaking, horse racing, and sports betting Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2016 9781442265547 (DLC) 2016008782 |
| ISBN |
9781442265530 (hardback : alkaline paper) |
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1442265531 (hardback : alkaline paper) |
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