Title
Review: Chloe E. Taft. From Steel to Slots: Capitalism in the Postindustrial City
Document Type
Book Review
Publication Date
1-31-2017
Publication Title
The American Historical Review
Volume
122
Issue
1
First page number:
216
Last page number:
217
Abstract
Nevada had a twentieth-century monopoly on legal casino gambling in the U.S. until the May 26, 1978, opening of Resorts International in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In the thirty-eight years since the Garden State’s roll of the dice, a mix of states, tribal governments, and federal bodies have variously appraised and endorsed casino gambling’s utility as a revenue generator, job creator, development incubator, and all-around social good. According to the American Gaming Association, the industry’s trade group, casino gambling today supports 1.7 million jobs in forty states
Repository Citation
Schwartz, D. G.
(2017).
Review: Chloe E. Taft. From Steel to Slots: Capitalism in the Postindustrial City.
The American Historical Review, 122(1),
216-217.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ahr/122.1.216