How did today's hot-button issues develop? How did these issue grow into passionately debated controversies within American society? The volumes in this series trace the historical roots and key aspects of questions that Americans have found of compelling importance in shaping our way of life.Each Volume provides the tools for readers to sharpen their own thinking and take an informed position.It provides an analysis of primary documents and statistics. It offers an even-handed approach to help readers move beyond polemics. It contains timeline, tables, and other resources to support students' reports. It includes annotated bibliographies of print and electronic sources for further study.Deep divisions persist in our attitudes toward the gambling industry. Is it destructive, preying on human weakness, stripping its victims of their dignity? Or is it a vehicle of the American dream - an engine of personal enrichment, and economic development? This title reveals the new dynamics of gambling and frames the age-old ethical and practical questions it poses.