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Sports betting and bookmaking : an American history / Arne K. Lang.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Lang, Arne K. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
Subjects:	Book-making (Betting) > United States > History. Horse racing > Betting > United States > History. Sports betting > United States > History. Book-making (Betting) Horse racing > Betting. Sports betting. United States. History.

Table of Contents:

Leonard Jerome : the towering pillar of the horsey set
Saratoga and Jerome Park : the fountainheads
Pool sellers, bookmakers, and pari-mutuels
Off-track betting : the poolroom scene
New York's racetrack-building boom
Bookmakers and their modus operandi
Tipsters and touts
Big plungers and outlaws
The reformers crank up the heat
Racetracks in the crosshairs
New York racing : feast and famine
The good-bye years
Reanimation
A verdant depression
A side trip to the Windy City
Mid-century reformers : La Guardia, Kefauver, and Kennedy
The tax man cometh
Multiple-horse wagering takes flight
Pro football corrodes the racing game
New York welcomes OTB
A side trip to old Nevada
Simulcasting
Lotteries, casinos, and racinos
Offshore and online
Whales
Pushing the envelope.