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The odds : one season, three gamblers and the death of their Las Vegas

by Chad Millman

An account of three gamblers in Las Vegas during the 1999 college basketball playoffs, examining the realities of addiction and the impact of the city's shift towards family-friendly tourism on the traditional betting industry.

Accession 6536 ISBN 1891620231 Publisher Public Affairs
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