Tools
Gambling
- Title
- Gambling / Margaret Haerens, book editor.
- Format
- Book
- Published
- Detroit : Greenhaven Press, ©2012.
- Description
- 234 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
- Other contributors
- Haerens, Margaret.
- Uniform series
- Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-221) and index.
- Contents
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- Ch 1. How should gambling be treated? : Gambling must be restricted / Les Bernal
- Gambling should not be restricted / Shikha Dalmia
- Government should not be hypocritical on the gambling issue / John Stossel
- Sports betting should be legal / Evan Weiner
- States rush to legalize sports betting and expand gambling for revenue / Diane M. Grassi
- Dog racing should be banned / Amy Pedigo
- Dog racing should not be banned / Harvard Crimson
- Horse racing should be reformed / Jay Ambrose
- Horse racing should not be banned / Chris Antley.
- Ch 2. What are the economic and social implications of gambling? : Gambling can generate much-needed revenue / Nick Gillespie
- Relying on gambling revenue is poor fiscal policy / Steven Malanga
- Gambling is harmful and causes human suffering / Michael McCarthy
- Gambling bans encroach on civil liberties / Radley Balko
- Racinos hurt the economy / Adam Ragusea
- Racinos have economic benefits / Gary Rotstein
- Horse racing is cruel and dangerous for horses / Bonnie Erbe.
- Ch 3. How should the US government treat online gambling? : The federal ban on online gambling is warranted / Thomas E. McClusky
- The federal ban on online gambling should be overturned / Radley Balko
- US ban on online gambling on way out? / Diane M. Grassi
- The United States should not allow the World Trade Organization to interfere in online gambling laws / Phyllis Schlafly
- The United States should heed the World Trade Organization decision on online gambling / Lorraine Woellert
- Online poker in California should be restricted / Robert Martin
- Online poker should not be restricted in California / Michelle Minton.
- Ch 4. What are the effects of online gambling? : Online gambling is harmful / Bob Goodlatte
- The danger of online gambling has been sensationalized / Jacob Sullum
- The government has a right to protect citizens from predatory businesses / Spencer Bachus
- The online gambling ban is an encroachment on civil liberties / Barney Frank
- Online gambling is regulated and safe / Michelle Minton
- Online gambling is unregulated and dangerous / John Shadegg
- Online gambling creates underage gambling addicts / Spencer Bachus
- Legalizing online gambling will protect children and teenagers / Parry Aftab.
- Summary
- This volume explores the topics relating to gambling by presenting varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that comprise these issues. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find sources and publications. Allows the reader to attain the higher-level critical thinking and reading skills that are essential in a culture of diverse and contradictory opinions.
- Subject headings
- Gambling--Social aspects. Gambling--Government policy--United States. Internet gambling.
- Genre heading
- Young adult literature.
- ISBN
- 9780737758382 (hardcover) 0737758384 (hardcover) 9780737758399 (pbk.) 0737758392 (pbk.)