Sports betting and bookmaking : an American history /

This book provides a sweeping overview of legal and illegal sports and race betting in the United States, from the first thoroughbred meet at Saratoga in 1863 through the modern day. The cultural war between bookmakers and their adversaries is a recurring theme, as bookmakers were often forced into...

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Main Author: Lang, Arne K. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2016.
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