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Gambling

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Quotations
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Gambling Quotes
470 words, approx. 2 pages
Quotes about/related to Gambling "Capitalism is the joy of gambling." "[Gambling] is a way of throwing money down the toilet without people calling you insane." "[Gambling] is the sure way of getting nothing for something." ~ Wilson Mizner "The...


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Gambling Summary
49,613 words, approx. 165 pages
SINCE THE LATE 1970S THE UNITED STATES HAS experienced a boom in legalized gambling. Once confined to Nevada and a handful of other states, some form of legalized gambling-lotteries, casinos, card rooms, horse racing, or video poker-can now be found in...
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Gambling Summary
19,365 words, approx. 65 pages
THE EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD high school senior is a bit reluctant to discuss his gambling at first, but gradually warms to the topic. He has been playing poker with friends from school since he was thirteen or so, but admits that his taste for gambling action...
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Gambling Summary
5,296 words, approx. 18 pages
GAMBLING. The religious significance of gambling is, in effect, twofold. Many religious traditions, especially the great religions, in their works of legislation and codification, promote as their orthodox norm a prohibition against, or at least...
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Gambling Summary
3,298 words, approx. 11 pages
From TV programs such as Wheel of Fortune to daily point spreads in newspaper sports pages, the gambling spirit is everywhere in American life. Casinos have spread beyond tawdry, out-of-the-way locations such as Las Vegas to Indian reservations and...
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Gambling Information
2,109 words, approx. 7 pages
Gambling has an economic definition, referring to "wagering money or something of material value on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods". Typically, the outcome of the wager is...
 


News and Journals
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The Independent - London
gambling
11/27/1997: 430 words, approx. 1 pages
So much misinformation about gambling is put about - by opponents and supporters alike - that an independent analysis is badly needed. In the United States, the new National Gambling Commission has started off as a ridiculous kind of circus for extremists to parade...
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The Independent - London
Gambling
06/17/1999: 338 words, approx. 1 pages
GAMBLING IS here to stay. Well, we knew that, but it is now officially confirmed by a report published tomorrow in the US. This is a two-year study on the social and economic effects of the growth of gambling, by the National Gambling Impact...
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AP News
Online gambling law challenged
9/26/2007: 382 words, approx. 1 pages
A gambling industry group argued in federal court Wednesday that a new federal law against transmitting online bets outside the United States violates people's right to gamble in the privacy of their own homes.The group's lawyers said that, because filtering technology already exists to make...
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AP News
'Second Life' bans gambling
8/2/2007: 276 words, approx. 1 pages
The virtual world "Second Life" has banned gambling, a cautious legal maneuver that could dent revenue and spark anger among fans.Although "Second Life" is home to large corporations such as Toyota Motor Corp. and Intel Corp., which have virtual advertisements and marketing promotions, thousands of...
 


Criticism and Essays
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Viewpoint on Gambling
51,707 words, approx. 172 pages
“Play not for gain, but sport; who plays for more than he can lose with pleasure stakes his heart.” —George Herbert Americans love to gamble. More than half of all adults say they play the lottery, and more than a quarter regularly...
Featured Essays
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Essay Grade: 92%
History of Legalized Gambling and the Effects
3,050 words, approx. 10 pages
Throughout history, policymakers have had to balance the social good and the rights of individuals to choose freely. States should banish gambling to ensure the social good. They do not need to legalize it to increase revenues because much of it goes to expenses and problems that gambling adds to.
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Essay Grade: 83%
Gambling In Texas
2,651 words, approx. 9 pages
Legalization of gambling in Texas.


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