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Wampum

how Indian tribes, the Mafia, and an inattentive Congress invented Indian casino gaming and created a $28 billion gambling empire

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An edition of Wampum (2015)

Wampum

how Indian tribes, the Mafia, and an inattentive Congress invented Indian casino gaming and created a $28 billion gambling empire

First edition.

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"A history of Indian casinos in America reveals the lesser-known partnership between Native American tribes and the Mafia that has been responsible for the creation of hundreds of Vegas-style casinos throughout the United States, in part by taking advantage of historical injustices and cultural protections,"--NoveList.

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English
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375

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Subjects
Gambling industry, Mafia, Casinos, Gambling, Gambling on Indian reservations, Law and legislation, Wampum, Indians of north america, history
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United States

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Table of Contents

Part I. Mafia
Sovereignty and cigarettes
Seminole cigarettes
Seminole bingo
Barona bingo
Steven Whilden and Pan American Management
Part II. IGRA
Ninety-Eighth Congress
Ninety-Ninth Congress: House of Representatives
Ninety-Ninth Congress: Senate
Cabazon and Morongo: Ninety-Ninth Congress
Cabazon and Morongo: One Hundreth Congress
IGRA
Part III. Aftermath
Arizona machines
California machines
Fake tribes
Fake reservations.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 310-360) and index.

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Library of Congress
HV6715 .M58 2016, HV6715.M58 2016

The Physical Object

Pagination
375 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Number of pages
375

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OL26887262M
Internet Archive
wampumhowindiant0000mitc
ISBN 10
1468309935
ISBN 13
9781468309935
OCLC/WorldCat
907206490

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