Roll the Bones: The History of Gambling

Casino Edition

Business & Finance, Industries & Professions, Hospitality, Tourism & Travel, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, History
Cover of the book Roll the Bones: The History of Gambling by David G. Schwartz, Winchester Books
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: David G. Schwartz ISBN: 9781939546012
Publisher: Winchester Books Publication: January 3, 2013
Imprint: Language: English
Author: David G. Schwartz
ISBN: 9781939546012
Publisher: Winchester Books
Publication: January 3, 2013
Imprint:
Language: English
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This revised, updated, and extended new edition of the original, award-winning Roll the Bones: The History of Gambling traces the development of gaming from the first rolls of the bones in paleolithic time to the current growth of online poker. 

Some of the topics covered include:

  • Early gambling
  • The first casino
  • Frontier gambling and gamblers
  • The development of Monte Carlo in the 19th century
  • How American illegal gambling became such a lucrative business
  • Reno’s stint as the nation’s gambling captial
  • The rise of Las Vegas
  • The role of the mob in building up the Las Vegas gaming industry
  • Atlantic City’s spin of the wheel
  • Indian casinos, riverboats, and nation-wide casino expansion
  • Las Vegas strikes back
  • The brief history of online gambling
  • The recession’s impact on Las Vegas
  • The Asian casino explosion of the past seven years

If you're curious about why and how casinos have become so widespread, this book has some of the answers.

 

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This revised, updated, and extended new edition of the original, award-winning Roll the Bones: The History of Gambling traces the development of gaming from the first rolls of the bones in paleolithic time to the current growth of online poker. 

Some of the topics covered include:

If you're curious about why and how casinos have become so widespread, this book has some of the answers.

 

More books from History

Cover of the book Memoirs Of The Emperor Napoleon – From Ajaccio To Waterloo, As Soldier, Emperor And Husband – Vol. II by David G. Schwartz
Cover of the book Dalla cura alla scienza by David G. Schwartz
Cover of the book Champlain's Dream by David G. Schwartz
Cover of the book Nub and Bow in History by David G. Schwartz
Cover of the book The Generation of Identity in Late Medieval Hagiography by David G. Schwartz
Cover of the book Development Of Amphibious Doctrine by David G. Schwartz
Cover of the book La vie des Huns by David G. Schwartz
Cover of the book IRA Jailbreaks 1918-1921 by David G. Schwartz
Cover of the book Warfare in Pre-British India - 1500BCE to 1740CE by David G. Schwartz
Cover of the book The Third Reich in Power by David G. Schwartz
Cover of the book Baseball in Atlanta by David G. Schwartz
Cover of the book The Poetics of the Obscene in Premodern Arabic Poetry by David G. Schwartz
Cover of the book Victorian Britain (Routledge Revivals) by David G. Schwartz
Cover of the book A Short History of the U.S. Working Class by David G. Schwartz
Cover of the book La Grande Guerre by David G. Schwartz
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy