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Just One More Hand : Life in the Casino Economy.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Blue Ridge Summit : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (281 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781442236684
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Just One More HandDDC classification:
  • 795.092273
LOC classification:
  • HV6711 -- .M88 2015eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- The Workers -- Preface -- 1 Stories from a Casino Economy -- SueBee's Story -- 2 A City Built on Sand -- Caroline and Ruth's Story -- 3 Going Upscale in an Era of Income Polarization -- Ken and Marlene's Story -- 4 Dealing with Change -- Inez and Lily's Story -- 5 The Squeeze on Service -- Aparna's Story -- 6 Collective Voice in Turbulent Times -- Peter's Story -- 7 Public Investment or Socialized Risk? -- Lena's Story -- 8 The Future of the Casino Economy -- Appendix 1 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Authors.
Summary: Just One More Hand tells a story that workers all over can relate to: an industry that promised a solid and stable livelihood is being transformed by competitive pressures, causing employees to lose their economic footing. What seemed like a good job one day becomes a bad job the next. Incorporating the lived experiences of casino employees, the book demonstrates the difficulties for local communities that are building new casinos in the hopes of luring tourists.
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Intro -- Contents -- The Workers -- Preface -- 1 Stories from a Casino Economy -- SueBee's Story -- 2 A City Built on Sand -- Caroline and Ruth's Story -- 3 Going Upscale in an Era of Income Polarization -- Ken and Marlene's Story -- 4 Dealing with Change -- Inez and Lily's Story -- 5 The Squeeze on Service -- Aparna's Story -- 6 Collective Voice in Turbulent Times -- Peter's Story -- 7 Public Investment or Socialized Risk? -- Lena's Story -- 8 The Future of the Casino Economy -- Appendix 1 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Authors.

Just One More Hand tells a story that workers all over can relate to: an industry that promised a solid and stable livelihood is being transformed by competitive pressures, causing employees to lose their economic footing. What seemed like a good job one day becomes a bad job the next. Incorporating the lived experiences of casino employees, the book demonstrates the difficulties for local communities that are building new casinos in the hopes of luring tourists.

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