6. Professional Gambling and Organized Crime under Scrutiny

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Part One: Critics and Gamblers
6. 1. The Critics’ Views, 1919–1969: The Economic, Moral, and Social Costs of Gambling 23
7. 2. For Richer, for Poorer: Gambling, 1919–1945 40
8. Part Two: Masculine, Feminine, Other
9. 3. Gambling, Respectable Masculinity, and Male Sporting Culture 69
10. 4. Bingo, Women, and the Critics 89
11. 5. Gambling ‘Others’: Race, Ethnicity, and Religion 108
12. Part Three: Reaction and Reform, 1945–1969
13. 6. Professional Gambling and Organized Crime under Scrutiny 137
14. 7. Redefining the Public Interest: Gambling, Charity, and the Welfare State 169
15. Conclusion 197
16. Notes 203
17. References 247
18. Illustration Credits 261
19. Index 263