Running the numbers : race, police, and the history of urban gambling / Matthew Vaz.

Every day in the United States, people test their luck in numerous lotteries, from state-run games to massive programmes like Powerball and Mega Millions. Yet few are aware that the origins of today's lotteries can be found in an African American gambling economy that flourished in urban commun...

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Main Author: Vaz, Matthew (Author)
Other title:Chicago scholarship online.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2020.
Series:Historical studies of urban America.
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