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008			980109s1998 nyum b a001 0 eng
020			_a812928075
035			_a(AEA)CD96C1034F2446E6A12B5A5E1947DF7B
035			_a(OCoLC)38239178
050			_aHV 6710 _b.Ob69 1998
100			_aO'Brien, Timothy L., _d-1961 _9107542
245		0	_aBad bet : _bthe inside story of the glamour, glitz, and danger of America's gambling industry / _cTimothy L. O'Brien.
260			_aNew York : _bTimes Business, _cc1998.
300			_aviii, 339 p. _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [317]-324) and index.
520			_aLike tobacco, the gambling industry has its share of dirty little secrets. Its "nicotine" is the compulsive gambler, the relative few who are absolutely necessary to the well-being of the industry because they bring in 80% of its revenue. This long-ignored problem confronts the gambling business with the same threats and challenges that nicotine addiction posed for big tobacco. Bad Bet exposes the false promise of economic revival that has lured communities to depend on gambling for jobs and for a fiscal fix, and the criminal connections of many of its leading companies. Timothy O'Brien also looks at the industry's new frontier in cyberspace. Bad Bet is a cautionary tale about the spreading influence of gambling - and its often devastating effects on communities and people."www.powells.com"
650			_aCompulsive gambling. _986367
650			_aGambling. _949746
942			_cALR
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