When the Chips Are Down - Problem Gambling in America

In this book, Rachel Volberg delves into the darker side of the recent growth of lotteries, casinos, and other forms of gambling in this country, arguing that problem gambling should be considered an issue of public health and addressed accordingly.

About the author

Rachel A. Volberg is the president of Gemini Research and has directed or consulted on numerous studies of gambling and problem gambling since 1986.

Product details

• Authors: Rachel A. Volberg
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2001
• EAN: 9780870784699
• ISBN: 978-0-87078-469-9
• No. of pages: 139
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 235 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Century Foundation Report
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology