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Author

Skolnik, Sam, 1966-

Title High stakes : the rising cost of America's gambling addiction / Sam Skolnik.

Imprint

Boston, Mass. : Beacon Press, c2011.

Copies

Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Pittsburg 2nd Fl Non-Fiction	362.25 Sko	---	Available

Description	xxvi, 222 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	The other gambling addicts: the states -- Welcome to Las Vegas, problem gambling capital of the world -- The Asian connection -- The rise of the poker junkie -- The online fix -- Evolving science, questionable research -- A federal role, and a look forward.
Source	NBK 7/11 PPL
Subject	Gambling -- United States.
	Compulsive gambling -- Social aspects -- United States.
	Gambling industry -- United States.
ISBN	9780807006290
	0807006297