Gambling with the Myth of the American Dream

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Gambling with the Myth of the American Dream is written by Aaron M. Duncan and published by Routledge. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1317512464 (ISBN 10) and 9781317512462 (ISBN 13).

This book explores the rise and increased acceptance of gambling in America, particularly the growth of the game of poker, as a means for examining changes to the American Dream and the risk society. Poker both critiques and reinterprets the myth of the American Dream, putting greater emphasis on the importance of luck and risk management while deemphasizing the importance of honesty and hard work. Duncan discusses the history of gambling in America, changes to the rhetoric surrounding gambling, the depiction of poker in the Wild West as portrayed in film, its recent rise in popularity on television, its current place in post-modern America on the internet, and future implications.