Suburban Xanadu : The Casino Resort on the Las Vegas Strip and Beyond.

ISBN:

9780203821459

Title:

Author:

Schwartz G, David.

Personal Author:

Schwartz G, David.

Edition:

1st ed.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 pages)

Contents:

Cover -- Suburban Xanadu -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 The Righteous and the Wicked -- Chapter 2 The Unwholesome Allure -- Chapter 3 A Fruitful Containment -- Chapter 4 Organizing Luck -- Chapter 5 Wiseguy Empire -- Chapter 6 When the Suits Come Marching In -- Chapter 7 The Casino Archipelago -- Epilogue Odds against Tomorrow -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.

Local Note:

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2019. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

Subject Term:

Casinos -- Nevada -- Las Vegas.;Gambling industry -- Nevada -- Las Vegas.;Suburban life -- United States.;Lifestyles -- United States.;Leisure -- United States.;Las Vegas (Nev.) -- Social life and customs.;United States -- Social life and customs.

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2013

Publication Information:

Florence :

Routledge,

2013.

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Summary

Urban gambling, linked to poverty, crime and corruption, was once considered a blight on US cities. Gambling then followed the exodus of Americans into the suburbs after World War II and now, at the beginning of the 21st century, most Americans live within a four-hour drive of a casino. What explains the success of places like Las Vegas? The self-c

Author Notes

David G. Schwartzis the coordinator of the Gaming Studies Research Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.