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gambling
gambling or gaming, betting of money or valuables on, and often participation in, games of chance (some involving degrees of skill). In England and in the United States, gambling was not a common-law crime if conducted privately. Even in colonial America, however, gambling was liable to rankle ... Read more
James Gamble Rogers
James Gamble Rogers 1867-1947, American architect, b. Kentucky. He designed many buildings for Yale, his alma mater. Among them are the Sterling Memorial Library, the Sterling School of Graduate Studies, Pierson College, and the Harkness Memorial Quadrangle. For 10 years he was architectural advise... Read more
Beau Nash
Beau Nash (Richard Nash), 1674-1761, Englishman of fashion. As master of ceremonies at Bath he was the recognized leader of society. He maintained his luxurious mode of living by gambling until gaming was forbidden in 1745. He died a poor pensioner. ... Read more
Joliet
Joliet , city (1990 pop. 76,836), seat of Will co., NE Ill., on the Des Plaines River; inc. 1857. It is a river port and an industrial shipping center, with limestone quarries and coal mines in the area, but riverboat casino gambling is now the city's primary industry. Machinery, electronic and tran... Read more
University of Nevada
University of Nevada at Reno and Las Vegas; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1864, opened 1874 at Elko, moved to Reno 1886. The Reno campus includes the Mackay School of Mines and a mining museum as well an an institute for the study of gambling. The Las Vegas campus (1957) ... Read more
roulette
roulette , game of chance popular in gambling casinos, and in a simplified form elsewhere. In gambling houses the roulette wheel is set in an oblong table. Its outer area is marked off into 37 (in Europe) or 38 (in the United States) spaces, each of which has retaining walls so that a small ball may... Read more
blackjack
blackjack one of the world's most widely played gambling card games; also known as twenty-one or vingt-et-un. Despite contesting claims between the French and Italians, its origins are unknown. Each player receives one card face down and bets that this card plus additional cards dealt face up will ... Read more
Beau Brummell
Beau Brummell (George Bryan Brummell) , 1778-1840, English dandy and wit. Brummell was greatly admired for his fastidious appearance and confident manner. He was an intimate of the prince regent (later George IV), and as such influenced men of society to wear dark, simply cut clothes and elaborate... Read more
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo , town (1982 pop. 13,150), principality of Monaco , on the Mediterranean Sea and the French Riviera . It is a tourist center noted for its world-famous gambling casino (built 1858) and for its scenery, fine villas, and luxurious hotels. In 1954 the concession came under the control of ... Read more
Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe , 193 sq mi (500 sq km), on the Calif.-Nev. line. It occupies a basin in the Sierra Nevada and is drained by the Truckee River. Lying 6,228 ft (1,898 m) above sea level, its depth (1,645 ft/501 m) prevents it from freezing. Long known for its clearness, the lake, explored in 1844 by John ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "gambling"

Gambling
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences Gambling Gambling and games of chance have been popular throughout history. The globalization of gambling has passed through a number of cycles. More so than in the past, gambling...
gambling
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition gambling or gaming, betting of money or valuables...In England and in the United States, gambling was not a common-law crime if conducted...Even in colonial America, however, gambling was liable to rankle public opinion because...
Pathological gambling disorder
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders Pathological gambling disorder Definition Pathological gambling disorder occurs when a person gambles compulsively to...interpersonal, or legal problems as a result of the gambling. Description Pathological gambling disorder is characterized...
Gambling and Lotteries
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History Gambling and Lotteries. Since the founding of Jamestown in 1607, gambling has been a source of both pleasure and moral disapproval...cockfights, while gentlemen bet on horse races. Gambling typically occurred among acquaintances, seldom involving...
compulsive gambling
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition compulsive gambling or pathological gambling, a psychological disorder characterized by a persistent inability...criminal activity to obtain money. The prevalence of compulsive gambling in the United States has increased with that of gambling itself...
pathological gambling
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition pathological gambling see compulsive gambling .
Impulse Control Disorders
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence ...kleptomania, pyromania, compulsive gambling disorder, and trichotillomania . Description...kleptomania, trichotillomania, and compulsive gambling disorder. Intermittent explosive disorder...recurrent pulling out of hair. Compulsive gambling disorder is maladaptive, repetitive...
Gaming
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law GAMING The act or practice of gambling; an agreement between two or more...states still outlaw all but charitable gambling, but most have expanded their definition...development. The legal history of gambling in the United States is marked by...
Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States ...states rushed to raise revenues by authorizing casino gambling. Perhaps nowhere was the impact of the gambling fever greater than on the lands of Native Americans. By 1995 casino gambling generated more than $4 billion a year in business...
Benjamin Siegel
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...have class. As a gangster who ran gambling rackets, he was something of a visionary. As part of an expansion of gambling activities in the West, he is credited...the map as the king of the world gambling capitals. Fiery Youth Benjamin Siegel...

Dictionary entries related to "gambling"

gambling, sociology of
Book article from: A Dictionary of Sociology gambling, sociology of Strictly speaking, to...is used more broadly. Diverse forms of gambling have been subject to a mixed history of...been difficult to distinguish between gambling, speculative enterprise, and insurance...
Gambling
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History GAMBLING GAMBLING. Men and women throughout history and around the world have gambled...addition, gamblers and those who just placed an occasional bet had gambling halls, gaming rooms, saloons, even outdoor games to wager on. Indians...
gambling
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church gambling. See BETTING AND GAMBLING .
betting and gambling
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church betting and gambling. A gamble is a contract whereby the loss or gain of something of value is wholly dependent on an uncertain event. The morality of gambling, considered as a species of recreation, is disputed. Some hold it...
American Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...the ability of the states to control gambling within their borders. Neither group...tribal resolution in states where private gambling is not prohibited by law; Class III...half the states had some form of Indian gambling. Unlike profits from non-Indian gambling...
Atlantic City
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...approved a referendum to allow casino gambling in Atlantic City to restore the city...City became the eastern seaboard's gambling mecca and witnessed sharp economic growth...the city. Moreover, its future as a gambling center became uncertain as other states...
Crime, Organized
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...twentieth century, certain types of gambling received increased coordination in many...During and after the Civil War, policy gambling — a type of illegal lottery...he retired. He used his fame to open gambling houses in New York City and during the...
Sports
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...competed for religious, medicinal, and gambling purposes. They had running races, but...amusements. They barred brutal sports, gambling games, and amusements that promoted...and personal ethics did not prohibit gambling or blood sports. An elite planter class...
Reni, Guido
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art ...often in debt because of his addiction to gambling. This was one aspect of his complex...previous artist. In spite of his love of gambling, he was deeply religious and also rather...speed at which he worked to pay off his gambling debts (he was once so desperate for...
Black Sox Scandal
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...baseball for the rest of their lives. Gambling had been a presence in baseball long...the Black Sox scandal mostly because gambling's influence declined and Babe Ruth...1996. John Syrett See also Baseball ; Gambling ; and picture (facing page) .

Thesaurus entries related to "gambling"

casino
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English casino • noun   synonyms : gambling club, gaming club, gambling house, gambling den.
hooked
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...bent, bowed, angular.   2. cigarettes have had him hooked for years synonyms : dependent, addicted. phrase: hooked on   they're hooked on drugs/television/gambling synonyms : addicted to, devoted to, given to.
pool
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...collective, combine, group, team.   2. a pool of cars for the sales reps synonyms : common supply, supply, reserve.   3. the pool in a gambling game synonyms : stakes, bank, kitty, purse, jackpot, ante, fund.
encourage
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...synonyms : urge, persuade, egg on, prompt, influence, exhort, sway, spur, goad.   3. feared that legalizing gambling would encourage crime synonyms : help, assist, aid, support, back, advocate, abet, boost, favor, promote, further...
proscribe
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus proscribe • verb   1. gambling was proscribed synonyms : forbid, prohibit, ban, bar, interdict, make illegal, embargo, outlaw, disallow, veto; Law enjoin...
gamble
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...bet on something, stake money on something, back the horses, game; informal play the ponies.   2. investors are gambling that the British pound will fall synonyms : take a chance, take a risk; informal stick one's neck out, go out on a limb...
speculative
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...conjectural, theoretical, hypothetical, suppositional, notional, academic, tentative, unproven, vague, indefinite.   2. speculative dealings on the stock market synonyms : gambling, risky, hazardous; inf. chancy, dicey.
recover
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...recovery of something similar or equivalent to what has been lost, usually in the form of compensation (he tried to recoup his gambling losses). Reclaim and restore both involve bringing something back to its original condition or to a better or more useful...
adventure
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...noun   1. a spirit of adventure | a life full of adventure synonyms : risk, hazard, danger, peril, gamble, gambling, uncertainty, precariousness.   2. tales of the sailor's adventures synonyms : exploit, deed, feat, experience...
junket
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus junket • noun informal  the company sponsored a New Year's Eve gambling junket synonyms : excursion, outing, spree, trip, jaunt; celebration, party, jamboree, feast, festivity; informal bash, shindig.

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Gambling in the context of other recreation activity: a quantitative comparison of casual and pathological student gamblers.
Magazine article from: Journal of Leisure Research; 9/22/2001; ; 700+ words ; Gambling has become, over the past decade, an...was the only state that offered casino gambling, thirteen states had lotteries, and...the Review of the National Policy Toward Gambling, 1976). By 1997, all but two states...
Gambling - Montana style.(includes related article on gambler Wild Bill Hickok)(Cover Story)
Magazine article from: Montana Business Quarterly; 12/22/1998; ; 700+ words ; Montana's current legal gambling environment has evolved from a long...1800s, card games and other sorts of gambling were a way to pass time for cowboys...for Wild Bill's story). Today, gambling is a little more civilized. People...
Gambling and Health Risk-Taking Behavior in a Military Sample
Magazine article from: Military Medicine; 5/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ABSTRACT This study examined the gambling of a cohort of U.S. Air Force recruits...and the relationship between their gambling and health-risk behaviors. Participants provided self-report data regarding gambling and health-related behaviors. Results...
Gambling has become the nice vice
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 1/17/1993; ; 700+ words ; ...itself of the taint of sin, legalized gambling has even managed to flourish. Like a...Nixon impersonating an elder statesman, gambling has persevered to the point of becoming...the Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling puts it, "What was a sin and a vice...
Gambling on the future. (Orange County, FL, rejects operation of legalized gambling)
Magazine article from: Public Management; 12/1/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...and its future looks bright. Would Gambling Fit In? Local leaders were faced recently...with the question of whether legalized gambling should be added to central Florida...state's constitution to allow limited gambling. Orange County officials prepared for...
Pathological gambling: Implications for therapeutic recreation practice
Magazine article from: Therapeutic Recreation Journal; 10/1/1999; ; 700+ words ; Pathological gambling is a growing problem in American society. Information on pathological gambling is almost nonexistent in the therapeutic...fact that the incidence of pathological gambling is most prevalent with individuals who have...
Gambling: normal adolescent activity or pathologic addiction?(Update & Kidbits)
Magazine article from: Pediatric Nursing; 7/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...activities in which adolescents engage is gambling. It occurs with such great prevalence...that it is not always recognized as gambling; yet, this behavior, as with...detrimental to an adolescent's health. Gambling, sometimes referred to as "gaming...
gambling down in sa as novelty wears off.(News)
Newspaper article from: Cape Times (South Africa); 1/18/2007; 700+ words ; ...National Lottery is by far the most preferred form of gambling by problem gamblers, with more than 80% choosing...according the latest National Prevalence Study into Gambling and Problem Gambling in SA. The report is the third on gambling behaviour...
Gambling in Manitoba: financing the neoconservative agenda on the backs of the poor.
Magazine article from: Canadian Dimension; 11/1/1997; ; 700+ words ; Gambling is one of the fastest-growing components...massive expansion in government-run gambling, most of it since the early 1990s, is...other important programs. Critics of gambling reject the rationale used to justify the...
Gambling is biggest addiction in SA and catastrophic to children, researcher warns.(News)
Newspaper article from: Cape Times (South Africa); 8/13/2007; 700+ words ; ...like drugs, these are the gateway to gambling addictions that are crippling thousands...politics Philip Frankel, who led a survey into gambling among the youth in 2004 for the National Gambling Board, says compulsive gambling has spread...