Download or read book For a Dollar and a Dream written by and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022-08-12 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first comprehensive history of America's lottery obsession explores the spread of state lotteries and how players and policymakers alike got hooked on wishful dreams of an elusive jackpot. Every week, one in eight Americans place a bet on the dream of a life-changing lottery jackpot. Americans spend more on lottery tickets annually than on video streaming services, concert tickets, books, and movie tickets combined. The story of lotteries in the United States may seem straightforward: tickets are bought predominately by poor people driven by the wishful belief that they will overcome infinitesimal odds and secure lives of luxury. The reality is more complicated. For a Dollar and a Dream shows how, in an era of surging inequality and stagnant upward mobility, millions of Americans turned to the lottery as their only chance at achieving the American Dream. Gamblers were not the only ones who bet on betting. As voters revolted against higher taxes in the late twentieth century, states saw legalized gambling as a panacea, a way of generating a new source of revenue without cutting public services or raising taxes. Even as evidence emerged that lotteries only provided a small percentage of state revenue, and even as data mounted about their appeal to the poor, states kept passing them and kept adding new games, desperate for their longshot gamble to pay off. Alongside stories of lottery winners and losers, Jonathan Cohen shows how gamblers have used prayer to help them win a jackpot, how states tried to pay for schools with scratch-off tickets, and how lottery advertising has targeted lower income and nonwhite communities. For a Dollar and a Dream charts the untold history of the nation's lottery system, revealing how players and policymakers alike got hooked on hopes for a gambling windfall.
Download or read book Lucky You written by Randall Fitzgerald and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in an accessible style, "Lucky You!" examines the qualities and actions that set the charmed apart, such as: how hunches can be understood and acted upon; the winning strategies of gamblers; linking subconscious desires with positive outcomes; different kinds of luck--health, safety, business, investment, relationships, love, gambling; how sixth sense abilities can have an influence.
Download or read book Nicotine Dreams written by Katie Cunningham and published by Virtualbookworm Publishing. This book was released on 2005-09 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Kim, a fairly ordinary, middle-aged woman with a job, two adult children, and a difficult husband. For enjoyment, she plays the stock market, buys expensive handbags and sneaks an occasional cigarette. But when a casino opens within driving distance of her house, her life as she knows it will soon be over. This is a story of addiction. This is a story of one woman's descent into gambling hell, where the compulsion to play slots and power machines is so great, she will risk it all in order to place just one more bet.
Download or read book Gambling written by Rex M. Rogers and published by Kregel Publications. This book was released on with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A newly revised and updated look at the rising popularity of legalized gambling and its detrimental effects on individuals and society. "It is a call to action." --Tony Campolo
Download or read book Living the Dream written by R. M. Singhose and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-05 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jim and Rose Singhose are no strangers to the road. They've been riding Harley-Davidsons for over forty years, and they aren't even close to being finished. In 2003, there was little need for discussion: they would attend the one-hundredth birthday celebration of their favorite bikes. They would head to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to celebrate with all the other Harley enthusiasts. Of course, there were bound to be some speed bumps along the way. Living the Dream is book three in the Harley Woman series, and it follows Jim and Rose for 13,000 miles, from Oregon to Canada, through Milwaukee, and back again. Along the way, they make a spur-of-the-moment decision to head to Prince Edward Island for what else lobster! Later, Rose gets stopped by suspicious customs officials who want to know what she's doing in Canada. Some people might say it's crazy to spend so much time on the road. For Rose, there's never any trepidation about a ride on her Harley. Instead of counting the miles away from home, she's comfortable counting the states they cross. Living the biker dream is filled with adventure, the occasional nuisance, and maybe some danger but for Rose, it's all worth it to feel the wind in her face and freedom in her heart.
Download or read book Addiction by Design written by Natasha Dow Schüll and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: machines stems from the consumer, the product, or the interplay between the two. --
Download or read book American Casino Guide written by Steve Bourie and published by . This book was released on 2004-11 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published annually since 1992, the 2005 edition of this bestselling guide continues to gain fame as the best available source for information on U.S. casinos. The new 2005 edition lists more than 650 casinos in 35 states and comes complete with maps of all states showing where the casinos are located, plus detailed maps of Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Reno and the Mississippi gambling resort towns of Biloxi and Tunica.
Download or read book Slots for the Clueless written by John Patrick and published by Lyle Stuart. This book was released on 2001 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book How to win BIG and Make Money on High Limit Slots written by John F. Kennedy and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2018-10-17 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about bettering your odds on playing High Limit Slot Machines. There is a myth that you can't make money on slot machines. However, over the years through trial and error, I have discovered a system that has been working for me over several years that has helped me produce almost a million dollars in hand pay jackpots. A system that I have expressively shared in this informational guide. All this information is based on my own personal gambling experiences in various casinos' around the USA. My branded phrase is "flippin your money and dippin into theirs, never using your hard-earned money again!" -hence the meaning behind the phrase "flippin n dippin".
Download or read book Billion Dollar Hollywood Heist written by Houston Curtis and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-03-24 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Right out of the gate, the entire game was designed to empty the pockets of those rich, celeb-loving LA suckers.”—Houston Curtis Leonardo DiCaprio. Alex Rodriguez. Tobey Maguire. Ben Affleck. Matt Damon. John Cassavetes. What do these people have in common? Not just fame and fortune; all these men are also alumni of the ultra-exclusive, high-stakes poker ring that inspired Aaron Sorkin’s Oscar-nominated film, Molly’s Game. But Houston Curtis, the card shark who co-founded the game with Tobey Maguire, knows that Sorkin’s is the whitewashed version. In Billion Dollar Hollywood Heist, Curtis goes all-in, revealing the true story behind the game. From its origins with Maguire to staking DiCaprio’s first game, installing Molly Bloom, avoiding the hookers and blow down the hall, and weathering the FBI investigation that left Curtis with a lien on his house, this is the no-holds-barred account of the world’s most exclusive Texas Hold ’Em game from the man who started it—with all the names and salacious details that Molly’s Game left out. With the insider appeal of Rounders, more A-listers than Ocean’s 11, and the excitement of The Sting, Billion Dollar Hollywood Heist is the untold, insider’s story that makes Molly’s Game look tame.
Download or read book Winning Casino Play written by Avery Cardoza and published by Cardoza Publishing. This book was released on with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New expanded edition is a great first book for beginning players and a powerful winning tool for experienced ones as well. It includes complete coverage of blackjack, craps, slots, video poker, roulette, Caribbean Stud Poker, and Let it Ride. Using Cardoza's easy-to-follow advice, winning becomes both easy and fun at the same time. Includes casino basics and money management sections, and packed with charts and illustrations throughout for easy comprehension of all the winning strategies. 352 pages
Download or read book Every Child S Dream written by Richard Harvey and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2018-03-29 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author unveils a very exciting and emotional story as he attempts to make known and to unfold to the reader an untold mystery of a young boy between the ages of ten and twelve years old who experienced and witnessed one of the most fascinating dreams ever. The boy then met and joined seven other children of the same ages who experienced and witnessed the exact same dreams. He became their leader. They were all supernaturally appointed by God, their acclaimed superior Supreme Being. They were assigned by Gods holy anointing angels, spiritually anointed, given power, spiritually empowered, and given the spiritual authority by God and his holy angels to carry out his assigned missions all over the world to help make every childs dream come true and make their success a reality. This story was written and was intended to draw your immediate undivided attention to the story; to arouse, secure, and ease your mind; to fascinate you; to succeed your ambitions; to thrill you beyond imagination; to fulfill your wildest dreams; and to put you in suspense. It is filled with drama, action, and more. So one day, your dreams will come true, and your success will become a reality.
Download or read book Living Dreams written by Partha Mazumdar and published by Leadstart Publishing Pvt Ltd. This book was released on with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While some dreams get achieved in a lifetime.. others may take a little longer.. Some dreams may be fulfilled by oneself.. others may need support of their loved ones.. But dreams, through trials and turbulences, life and death, live on forever. Based on the common setting of migration to Australia from India, Living Dreams is a breezy collection of two stories of love, life, beliefs, values, and of course, dreams.. In Spice Connect, Nandini, a young, modern, career-oriented girl from a traditional family in Kolkata migrates to Australia, for work. New romance blooms, career sets off, life is exciting, until the tragic death of her mother turns her world upside down. As she accidentally discovers her simple mother’s secret dream, Nandini’s life gets a new purpose. Guided by none other than her dear mother, she sets out to overcome all hurdles and fulfil her mother’s dream. Can a dream outlive the dreamer? The Golden Key is the story of Suniti, a strong, ambitious woman, who gets married into a traditional family in Old Delhi. As time passes, life becomes monotonous and Suniti’s dream takes a back seat. Life with a workaholic, honest and underpaid husband becomes a big burden of responsibility. As her husband gets a new opportunity in Melbourne,—ironically as a result of his honesty that she had come to resent—the family migrates to Australia. But their happiness is short-lived as Suniti gets to know she has very little time left and a big dream yet unfulfilled. Can the woman who dared to dream big now dare to hope for its fruition?
Download or read book Chicken Soup for the Soul Dreams and the Unexplainable written by Amy Newmark and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-09-26 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to use your dreams, premonitions, and intuition to change your life— by listening to your own inner guidance and letting it lead the way. This enlightening collection is filled with true, personal stories from ordinary people whose dreams, premonitions, and intuition tapped into the extraordinary wisdom they already had within them. You’ll read stories that will show you how to: Use your dreams as your own GPS for navigating life Find love and your soul mate Face your fears and overcome them Pay attention to that little voice in your head Let your dreams help you diagnose medical problems Act on your premonitions Improve your relationships by trusting your dreams Restore your faith in miracles through amazing coincidences and synchronicities
Download or read book Who s Sitting on Your Nest Egg written by Robin S. Davis and published by BookPros, LLC. This book was released on 2007 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when you can't manage your finances alone anymore? The worst time to search for a financial advisor is when you have to, so it's important to build a trusting relationship with a certified professional today. Robin Davis' Ten Tests will help you avoid the products salesmen and choose a competent advisor who you can trust. e a competent advisor who you can trust. e a competent advisor who you can trust. e a competent advisor who you can trust. e a competent advisor who you can trust. e a competent advisor who you can trust. e a competent advisor who you can trust. e a competent advisor who you can trust.
Download or read book The American Dream written by Lawrence R. Samuel and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2012-08-27 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is no better way to understand America than by understanding the cultural history of the American Dream. Rather than just a powerful philosophy or ideology, the Dream is thoroughly woven into the fabric of everyday life, playing a vital role in who we are, what we do, and why we do it. No other idea or mythology has as much influence on our individual and collective lives. Tracing the history of the phrase in popular culture, Samuel gives readers a field guide to the evolution of our national identity over the last eighty years. Samuel tells the story chronologically, revealing that there have been six major eras of the mythology since the phrase was coined in 1931. Relying mainly on period magazines and newspapers as his primary source material, the author demonstrates that journalists serving on the front lines of the scene represent our most valuable resource to recover unfiltered stories of the Dream. The problem, Samuel reveals, is that it does not exist; the Dream is just that, a product of our imagination. That it is not real ultimately turns out to be the most significant finding and what makes the story most compelling.
Download or read book Gambling on the American Dream written by James R Karmel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a historical perspective for understanding the exponential growth of casinos in the United States since 1990, by telling the story of Atlantic City, New Jersey since the 1970s. This work uses oral history to focus on the human stories of the region in addition to the broader story of economic and social impacts.
