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Gangsters to Governors
Author | : David Clary |
Publsiher | : Rutgers University Press |
Total Pages | : 345 |
Release | : 2017-10-30 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780813584560 |
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Winner of the 2018 Current Events/Social Change Book Award from the Next Generation Indie Book Awards Winner of the 2018 Bronze Current Events Book Award from the Independent Publisher Book Awards Generations ago, gambling in America was an illicit activity, dominated by gangsters like Benny Binion and Bugsy Siegel. Today, forty-eight out of fifty states permit some form of legal gambling, and America’s governors sit at the head of the gaming table. But have states become addicted to the revenue gambling can bring? And does the potential of increased revenue lead them to place risky bets on new casinos, lotteries, and online games? In Gangsters to Governors, journalist David Clary investigates the pros and cons of the shift toward state-run gambling. Unearthing the sordid history of America’s gaming underground, he demonstrates the problems with prohibiting gambling while revealing how today’s governors, all competing for a piece of the action, promise their citizens payouts that are rarely delivered. Clary introduces us to a rogue’s gallery of colorful characters, from John “Old Smoke” Morrissey, the Irish-born gangster who built Saratoga into a gambling haven in the nineteenth century, to Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino magnate who has furiously lobbied against online betting. By exploring the controversial histories of legal and illegal gambling in America, he offers a fresh perspective on current controversies, including bans on sports and online betting. Entertaining and thought-provoking, Gangsters to Governors considers the past, present, and future of our gambling nation. Author's website (http://www.davidclaryauthor.com)
Len Small
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Author | : Jim Ridings |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Chicago (Ill.) |
ISBN | : 0982408005 |
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"Len Small was governor of Illinois during most of the 1920s. Almost all of Al Capone's career in Chicago happened at the same time, and there definitely was a tie between the governor and the gangster ..."--page 1.
Bandits Gangsters and the Mafia
Author | : Martin Mccauley |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 446 |
Release | : 2014-06-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781317879466 |
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During the 1990s, the "roving bandits", big business or the oligarchs, stole Russia. They gained influence over President Yeltsin and his government, and gradually shaped policy in their own interests. In this first comprehensive account to explain why Russia took the course it did, Martin McCauley examines the period through the prism of government, including Yeltsin's shadow government, and looks at the military, police, security and intelligence services. Relations between Moscow and the regions, industry, agriculture, social policy and foreign policy are also explored.
Crips and Bloods
Author | : Herbert C. Covey |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 233 |
Release | : 2015-06-23 |
Genre | : True Crime |
ISBN | : 9780313399305 |
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This book provides a concise and engaging examination of the subculture of the Crips and Bloods—the notorious street gangs that started in Los Angeles, but have now spread throughout the United States. Despite the dangers and harsh realities intrinsic to street life and criminal activity, the no-holds-barred lifestyle of gangs continues to interest mainstream America. This provocative book provides an insider's look into the subculture of two of the most notorious street gangs—the Crips and the Bloods. Crips and Bloods: A Guide to an American Subculture traces the evolution of the two gangs, covering their origins in South Central Los Angeles to the organizations' current presence throughout the United States. The author analyzes the ways in which the gang subculture is created, promoted, and perpetuated; shows how the groups currently recruit their members; and explores the ways Crip and Blood culture has expanded beyond the gangs into the larger mainstream society.
How Oligarch Die
Author | : Satria Novian |
Publsiher | : Satria Novian Lesmana |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2024-06-13 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9798227176639 |
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This book contains democratic education where citizens and governments can become more independent and professional in democracy, meritocracy, technocracy, law enforcement, integrity, independent economy, honest and fair economy, humanity, justice, peace, and harmony. This book also contains character education, political education, legal education, ethics, morals, democracy, meritocracy, autocracy, integrity, government, government systems, international systems, and world order.
Plutocracy Purgation
Author | : Satria Novian |
Publsiher | : Satria Novian Lesmana |
Total Pages | : 142 |
Release | : 2024-06-20 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9798227677945 |
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This book contains meritocratic and technocratic education where citizens and governments can become more independent and professional in democracy, meritocracy, technocracy, law enforcement, integrity, independent economy, honest and fair economy, humanity, justice, peace, and harmony. This book also contains character education, political education, legal education, ethics, morals, democracy, meritocracy, autocracy, integrity, good governance, government systems, international systems, and world order.
Chicago to Springfield
Author | : Jim Ridings |
Publsiher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : True Crime |
ISBN | : 0738583731 |
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The story of Chicago gangsters in the 1920s is legendary. Less talked about is the tale of the politicians who allowed those gangsters to thrive. During the heyday of organized crime in the Prohibition era, Chicago mayor "Big Bill" Thompson and Gov. Len Small were the two most powerful political figures in Illinois. Thompson campaigned on making Chicago "a wide open town" for bootleggers. Small sold thousands of pardons and paroles to criminals, embezzled $1 million, and was then acquitted after mobsters bribed the jury. This book is the story of those Jazz Age politicians whose careers in government thrived on and endorsed corruption and racketeering, from Chicago to Springfield. It complements author Jim Ridings's groundbreaking biography, Len Small: Governors and Gangsters, which was praised by critics and situated Ridings as a trailblazer among Chicago crime authors.
How Autocracy Perish
Author | : Satria Novian |
Publsiher | : Satria Novian Lesmana |
Total Pages | : 122 |
Release | : 2024-05-16 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9798223212072 |
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This book contains democratic education where citizens and governments can become more independent and professional in democracy, meritocracy, technocracy, law enforcement, integrity, independent economy, honest and fair economy, humanity, justice, peace, and harmony. This book also contains character education, political education, legal education, ethics, morals, democracy, meritocracy, autocracy, integrity, government, government systems, international systems, and world order.