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Sports Betting and Bookmaking
An American History
Buch von Arne K. Lang
Sprache: Englisch

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This book provides a sweeping overview of sports and race betting in the United States, from the first thoroughbred meet at Saratoga in 1863 through the modern day. It is also the first comprehensive exploration of the evolution of bookmaking, including the legal developments and technological advancements that have taken place over the years.
This book provides a sweeping overview of sports and race betting in the United States, from the first thoroughbred meet at Saratoga in 1863 through the modern day. It is also the first comprehensive exploration of the evolution of bookmaking, including the legal developments and technological advancements that have taken place over the years.
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By Arne K. Lang
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Leonard Jerome: The Towering Pillar of the Horsey Set
Chapter 2: Saratoga and Jerome Park: The Fountainheads
Chapter 3: Pool Sellers, Bookmakers, and Pari-Mutuels
Chapter 4: Off-Track Betting: The Poolroom Scene
Chapter 5: New York's Racetrack-Building Boom
Chapter 6: Bookmakers and Their Modus Operandi
Chapter 7: Tipsters and Touts
Chapter 8: Big Plungers and Outlaws
Chapter 9: The Reformers Crank Up the Heat
Chapter 10: Racetracks in the Crosshairs
Chapter 11: New York Racing: Feast and Famine
Chapter 12: The Good-Bye Years
Chapter 13: Reanimation
Chapter 14: A Verdant Depression
Chapter 15: A Side Trip to the Windy City
Chapter 16: Mid-Century Reformers: La Guardia, Kefauver, and Kennedy
Chapter 17: The Tax Man Cometh
Chapter 18: Multiple-Horse Wagering Takes Flight
Chapter 19: Pro Football Corrodes the Racing Game
Chapter 20: New York Welcomes OTB
Chapter 21: A Side Trip to Old Nevada
Chapter 22: Simulcasting
Chapter 23: Lotteries, Casinos, and Racinos
Chapter 24: Offshore and Online
Chapter 25: Whales
Chapter 26: Pushing the Envelope
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Produktart: Ratgeber
Rubrik: Gesundheit
Thema: Gesundheit
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 306
ISBN-13: 9781442265530
ISBN-10: 1442265531
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Lang, Arne K.
Hersteller: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Maße: 235 x 157 x 23 mm
Von/Mit: Arne K. Lang
Erscheinungsdatum: 05.12.2016
Gewicht: 0,652 kg
preigu-id: 104012991
Über den Autor
By Arne K. Lang
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Leonard Jerome: The Towering Pillar of the Horsey Set
Chapter 2: Saratoga and Jerome Park: The Fountainheads
Chapter 3: Pool Sellers, Bookmakers, and Pari-Mutuels
Chapter 4: Off-Track Betting: The Poolroom Scene
Chapter 5: New York's Racetrack-Building Boom
Chapter 6: Bookmakers and Their Modus Operandi
Chapter 7: Tipsters and Touts
Chapter 8: Big Plungers and Outlaws
Chapter 9: The Reformers Crank Up the Heat
Chapter 10: Racetracks in the Crosshairs
Chapter 11: New York Racing: Feast and Famine
Chapter 12: The Good-Bye Years
Chapter 13: Reanimation
Chapter 14: A Verdant Depression
Chapter 15: A Side Trip to the Windy City
Chapter 16: Mid-Century Reformers: La Guardia, Kefauver, and Kennedy
Chapter 17: The Tax Man Cometh
Chapter 18: Multiple-Horse Wagering Takes Flight
Chapter 19: Pro Football Corrodes the Racing Game
Chapter 20: New York Welcomes OTB
Chapter 21: A Side Trip to Old Nevada
Chapter 22: Simulcasting
Chapter 23: Lotteries, Casinos, and Racinos
Chapter 24: Offshore and Online
Chapter 25: Whales
Chapter 26: Pushing the Envelope
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Produktart: Ratgeber
Rubrik: Gesundheit
Thema: Gesundheit
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 306
ISBN-13: 9781442265530
ISBN-10: 1442265531
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Lang, Arne K.
Hersteller: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Maße: 235 x 157 x 23 mm
Von/Mit: Arne K. Lang
Erscheinungsdatum: 05.12.2016
Gewicht: 0,652 kg
preigu-id: 104012991
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