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Financial History : Gambling on the American Dream : Atlantic City and the Casino Era
ISBN: 9781317314622
Platform/Publisher: PQ ebrary / Taylor & Francis
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Limited; Download: 7 Days at a time
Subjects: Casinos : Economic aspects : New Jersey : Atlantic City.;

Provides a historical perspective for understanding the exponential growth of casinos in the United States since 1990, by telling the story of Atlantic City, New Jersey since the 1970s. This work uses oral history to focus on the human stories of the region in addition to the broader story of economic and social impacts.