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The UNLV Center for Gaming Research’s Occasional
Paper Series features papers on a variety of topics in
gaming history, economics, and operations from scholars
and members of the industry. This collection pulls
together 17 papers originally published in the series,
making them available in one book for the first time.
Ranging from the mythologies surrounding notorious
gangster Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel to a look at the
lessons that the financial crisis (should have) taught
Las Vegas casinos to a cross-national examination of how
governments spend the money they accrue from gambling
proceeds and taxes, this collection draws on several
disciplines, including history, sociology, philosophy,
public policy, and business. Taken together, these
papers provide a snapshot into the diversity of work
currently being conducted in a variety of fields with
the common focus of gambling, in its many
manifestations. Papers include: 1 "Seeking Value or
Entertainment?" David G. Schwartz 2 "The Powerful
Mythology Surrounding Bugsy Siegel" Larry Gragg 3 "The
History of Baccarat" Theodore Whiting 4 "Nation,
Corporation or Family?" Theodor Gordon 5 "The Promise of
Gangster Glamour" Laura Cook Kenna 6 "Taking the Points"
Frederick W. Krauss 7 "Gaming in Britain and America"
Nicholas Tosney 8 "Where Locals Play" Rex J. Rowley 9
"Nevada Gaming Licensing" Robert D. Faiss and Gregory R.
Gemignani 10 "Betting on the U.S. Market" Glenn Light,
Karl Rutledge, and Quinton Singleton 11 "Souls/Soles of
Signs" Darryl A. Smith 12 "Containment and
Virtualization" Kah-Wee Lee 13 "Halos, Alibis and
Community Development" Lynn Gidluck 14 "The Fiscal
Forensics of the Las Vegas Strip" Dean M. Macomber 15
"From the Last Frontier to the New Cosmopolitan"
Jessalynn Strauss 16 "Pyramids to Players Clubs" Oliver
Lovat 17 "Moral Markets and the Problematic Proprietor"
Christopher Wetzel The book includes illustrations in
select chapters, contributor biographies, and an index.
About the Center for Gaming Research Located within
Special Collections at UNLV's state-of-the-art Lied
Library, the Center for Gaming Research is committed to
providing support for scholarly inquiry into all aspects
of gaming. Through its website, http://gaming.unlv.edu,
the Center offers several unique research tools and
information sources.
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