Thompson, the author of many books on the international gambling industry, offers a two-volume encyclopedia on the topic. Organized by subject, entries includes general topics like casinos,
cruise ships, dog racing, and the lottery; specific games; biographies of leading figures; venues and places around the world; and major law cases. He includes a lengthy annotated bibliography
and short articles on the history and growth of Las Vegas, the best gamblers in the world, advertising, Latin American casinos, taxes, social costs, compulsive gambling, and other topics. This
edition has been revised and expanded from the previous one volume work, Gambling in America: An Encyclopedia of History, Issues, and Society, and includes new material on venues around the
world, gambling figures, and world events, topics such as internet gambling, and a section incorporating reviews of films. Annotation 穢2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
