Overview
We are a nation of gamblers: pari-mutuel wagering at horse tracks; blackjack in Las Vegas; the NCAA basketball office pool; even day trading on the internet. Gambling is both our national pastime and our predominant cultural metaphor-play the field; beat the odds; take a chance on love. Yet gambling poses serious risks to individuals and to society as a whole. Neil Isaacs-sports historian, licensed clinical social worker, English professor, and a gambler himself for more than fifty years-seeks t
- | Author: Neil D. Isaacs
- | Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
- | Publication Date: Jul 13, 2001
- | Number of Pages: 288 pages
- | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
- | ISBN-10: 0813121957
- | ISBN-13: 9780813121956
