Sports betting and bookmaking
Subtitle: an American history
By: Arne K. Lang
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 293
ISBN-13: 9781442265530
Subjects: Betting; Horse racing; Book-making (Betting); Sports betting; History
Description: Lang 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 the shadows during times of social reform, only to bloom anew when the time was ripe. While much of bookmaking’s history takes place in New York, other locales such as Chicago, Las Vegas, and Atlantic City—not to mention Cyberspace—are also discussed in this volume.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.