Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-318) and index.
1. A brief history of gambling in America -- 2. Casino expansion in the United States -- 3. Tax revenues from casinos -- 4. Casinos as economic development tools -- 5. Social costs -- 6. Regulating gambling - an introduction -- 7. Casino regulation in Nevada -- 8. Casino regulation in other states -- 9. Regulating gambling : the federal government's role -- 10. The Internet : gambling's new frontier -- 11. Tribal gaming -- 12. Governing fortune in a changing world