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From Connecticut to California, Native American tribes have entered the gambling business, some making money and nearly all igniting controversy. The image of the “casino Indian” is everywhere. Some observers suspect corruption or criminal ties, or have doubts about tribal authenticity. Many tribes disagree, contending that Indian gaming has strengthened tribal governments and vastly improved the quality of reservation life for American Indians. This book provides the clearest and most complete account to date of the laws and politics of Indian gaming. Steven Light and Kathryn Rand explain how it has become one of today’s most politically charged phenomena: at stake are a host of competing… More >>
Indian Gaming & Tribal Sovereignty: The Casino Compromise
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Indian Gaming & Tribal Sovereignty: The Casino Compromise
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Casino Gaming Methods: Games, Probabilities, and Controls
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Casino Gaming Methods offers insight to a variety of casino operating departments. Each department and each game meets the needs of a different customer segment or a different customer expectation. As with any large business, many employees understand the details of their specific job, but they lack a broader view of how each job and each department build upon the total customer experience. The goal of this book is to offer readers a view of the broader customer experience by examining several of the pieces that make up the casino entertainment experience. It also looks at the games of slots, blackjack, roulette, poker, baccarat, craps, bingo and keno. Readers will learn about the history of each gam… More >>
Casino Gaming Methods: Games, Probabilities, and Controls
Montreal & the Casino: The Gaming Guide to Montreal
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This offbeat guide is the only one to emphasize the games of chance available in Montreal and nowhere else on the continent. It’s also the most concise guide available to the continent’s best food, nightlife, festivals, hotels, and bargains galore!… More >>
Montreal & the Casino: The Gaming Guide to Montreal
The Enduring Semioles: From Alligator Wrestling to Casino Gaming
- ISBN13: 9780813032139
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“This engaging short work of anthropology and Florida Indian history deserves a wide audience. . . . It is sophisticated enough for a university seminar but filled with appeal for anyone interested in Native Americans, Florida history or the interaction of tourists and native peoples.”–Tampa Tribune Times “Engrossing. . . . West has shown us just how vital tourism has been to the Seminoles and the Miccosukees.”–Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel “Packed full of stories and details about Florida tribes and tourism.”–Orlando Sentinel “A unique social and economic history of the Seminoles and an insightful view of their cultural adaptation and cultural continuity that previously has not been … More >>
The Enduring Semioles: From Alligator Wrestling to Casino Gaming
Legalized Casino Gaming in the United States: The Economic and Social Impact
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Covering the entire United States gaming market, Legalized Casino Gaming in the United States provides gaming researchers, policymakers, and hospitality students comprehensive overview of the history, development, legislation, and economic and social impacts of riverboat, land-based, and Native American casino gaming. Containing national and regional research about the industry, this book will provide students with a historical view on gaming and the hospitality industry, offer researchers data and current market status of the industry; and will give policymakers information about the advantages and disadvantages of a gaming industry in their community. Comprehensive and thorough, Legalized Casino Gaming… More >>
Legalized Casino Gaming in the United States: The Economic and Social Impact
Introduction to Casino and Gaming Operations
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Engaging, readable, and authoritative, this book is the most comprehensive source available on the research and techniques involved in casino and gaming operations. It explores the function of casinos and their relationships to hotels, restaurants, resorts, and entertainment facilities. Traces the history of the gaming industry and looks ahead to future areas of expansion. Moves from principles to practices, from overviews to detailed descriptions, all in a chronological context. Provides a new chapter on Internet gaming operations. Updates all references; expands and clarifies all charts and graphs. The ideal reference for travel/gaming industry supervisors and managers, and for anyone interested in casino o… More >>
Introduction to Casino and Gaming Operations