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Gambling – Law and legislation – History; Miners – Social conditions; Nevada
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The Legislative History Of Gambling, 1861 - 1915, Ben Hetfeld
The Legislative History Of Gambling, 1861 - 1915, Ben Hetfeld
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Nevada’s way of regulating gambling has been of such interest over the past years that it has been given a name, the “Nevada Model”. Interested parties usually are seeking to learn if this model of gambling regulation will work in other political units of this country. The point of this paper is to give some background to the “Nevada Model” by looking at how the acts of the legislature of the state evolved through time. Of equal importance is the understanding of the role the miners played in the formation of Nevada’s culture and lifestyle. The miners brought Nevada its …