gambling

Little Nell, a young girl in Victorian England, is uprooted from her secure and innocent childhood and cast into a world of evil when she and her grandfather are pursued relentlessly by the evil and loathsome dwarf Quilp.

Problem gambling destroys lives. It causes mental health and physical issues, the loss of one's job, estrangement from family and other loved ones, and financial devastation. The expansion of legalized sports gambling (especially on the internet) has further fueled gambling addiction. It's estimated that monthly calls to gambling addiction help lines increased by 25 percent from 2018 to 2021. Detoxing from Gambling is one of eight titles in the Detoxing From series. Each title spotlights a major addiction; discusses its negative physical and mental effects, as well as its effects on family and other loved ones; and provides an overview of treatment options for the addiction. Profiles of those who are battling addictions are provided to help readers understand that anyone can develop an addiction. Readers will learn that addictions can be overcome with the help of therapy, drug treatments, self-help groups, support family and friends, and other resources.

Jack Shannon, son of a Las Vegas casino mogul, hatches a plan to save his mother's business by infiltrating a high-stakes gambling club with help from his online asexual support group.

"Return to the City of Sin, where the perilous final game is about to begin...The players? Twenty-two of the most powerful, most notorious people in New Reynes. With no choice but to play, Enne and Levi are desperate to forge new alliances and bargain for their safety. But any misstep could turn deadly when a far more dangerous opponent appears on the board-- one plucked straight from the city's most gruesome legends. While Levi hides behind a mask of false promises, Enne is finally forced out from behind hers and as the game takes its final, vicious turn, these two must decide once and for all whether to be partners or enemies. Because in a game for survival, there are no winners....There are only monsters"--Provided by publisher.

"On the quest to find her missing mother, prim and proper Enne Salta became reluctant allies with Levi Glaisyer, the city's most famous con man. Saving his life in the Shadow Game forced Enne to assume the identity of Seance, a mysterious underworld figure. Now, with the Chancellor of the Republic dead and bounties on both their heads, she and Levi must play a dangerous game of crime and politics . . . with the very fate of New Reynes at stake"--Provided by publisher.

"[The story of] card-counting mathematics professor [Edward O. Thorp,] who taught the world how to beat the dealer and, as the first of the great quantitative investors, ushered in a revolution on Wall Street"--Dust jacket.

Brief biographies of the "Wild West's" most colorful gamblers, with information on the atmosphere that fostered gambling as a form of entertainment.

Contains facts, charts, and statistics from a variety of sources that provide information about gambling in America, discussing the tradition of gambling, types and revenues, pari-mutuel betting, casino gambling, lotteries, and public opinion. Includes a glossary and references.

"A . . . reflection on what money can and cannot fix. 58,642,129. That's how many dollars seventeen-year-old Fortuna Jane Belleweather just won in the lotto jackpot. It's also about how many reasons she has for not coming forward to claim her prize"--Provided by publisher.