Klaus J. Meyer-Arendt and Rudi Hartmann, eds. Largely drawn from papers presented at the 1994 meeting of the Association of Americna Geographers, this volume, like many similarly constructed, lacks an overall cohesiveness. In this task, the book succeeds, as it brings the reader up to date on the many forms of caino gambling found in the U.S., and at the same time demonstrates the overwhelming importance of local context. The eighteen chapters of Casino Gambling in America are usefully organized into five sections, each with a brief introduction written by the editors.
Geographers have much to contribute to research on casinos.
The disparate local socioeconomic circumstances and the role of governments at all levels that are entailed in whether to adopt gambling casinos as a development strategy should interest not only tourism geographers, but other political and economic as well as cultural geographers. This volume provides a starting point. An Overview Chapter 1. The Range of Policy Issues Economic and Geographic Realities of Casino Gaming Conclusion Chapter 2. Today Considerations for Modern Casino Management Conclusion Chapter 3.