Legalized Gambling · A Reference Handbook · 2nd Edition

ABC-CLIO's Contemporary World Issues series comprises comprehensive, balanced, one-volume reference handbooks on important topics related to science, technology, and medicine; the environment; society; politics, law, and government; criminal justice; and gender and ethnicity.Each volume offers:

-- An authoritative introductory essay on the subject

-- A chronology of events, legislation, movements, and initiatives

-- Biographies of activists, advocates, and legislators

-- A compilation of relevant facts in the form of tables, figures, and documents

-- A directory of leading organizations and agencies

-- An annotated list of print resources

-- An annotated list of valuable nonprint resources, such as computer databases, information available on the Internet, and audiovisual materials

-- A glossary of relevant terms

-- A comprehensive subject index

-- Well suited for circulating collections as well as reference shelves