Author: Dave Schwartz, Center for Gaming Research@UNLV
email: dgs@unlv.nevada. edu

Gambling has been a part of human societies since prehistoric times. There is, therefore, no way to quickly summarize the "history of gambling" in its entirety, just as one couldn't summarize the history of entertainment or art. However, there are several general trends in the history of gambling that can be noted here. This subject guide will, when it is completed, feature a brief summary of the history of gaming, good books on the subject, and links to resources. For now, enjoy the bibliography from my dissertation, Suburban Xanadu, which is now available as a book!

The intricate web of legal gaming history is so...intricate that I haven't had time to unravel it for you yet. In the meantime, the links are on me.

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Search UNLV's Online Catalog for these books or others.

Articles

Public law - Gaming Working Group
From Chicago-Kent College of Law--articles and cases on Internet gambling law.

Gambling and the Law
I. Nelson Rose's master site--the leading online legal gaming resource.

Lionel Sawyer Collins article archive
Interesting articles on gaming law from a Nevada firm specializing in it.

General Resources

Gambling Law US
Gambling-Law-US.com is an effort to make available a wide range of information on gambling laws at both the State and Federal levels governing the legality of various forms of gambling and gaming

Attorney Locate
Find a gaming law attorney.

Gambling Online-Legal Issues
From Gamble on the Net.

Government regulatory bodies
A comprehensive list from the GSRC links page.

International Masters of Gaming Law
Association of gaming attorneys.

MegaLaw.com's Gaming page
Statutes, regulatory websites, and more.

Status of Enabling Laws
What's legal and what's not, around the USA.

Gaming law firms
UNLV does not certify firms as "experts" in gaming law; this list merely reflects that some law firms have gained reputations as practitioners in this field. If you feel your firm should be here and is not, email Dave.

Bible, Hoy, and Trachok

Frank Miller Law Firm

Lionel Sawyer Collins

Schreck Brignone Godfrey

more to follow soon...

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Dave Schwartz is the Director of the Center for Gaming Research as well as the author of Suburban Xanadu: The Casino Resort on the Las Vegas Strip (Routledge, 2003). He is a frequent commentator on gaming history and current issues for a variety of local and national media sources.