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Table of Contents (Abbreviated Table of Chapter Headings)

Chapter I. Common Law Background 1

A. Early English Law 3

B. Gaming Laws of the Interregnum, (1649-1776) 3

C. Gaming and Wagering Law: 1660-1776 ^-1

D. Lotteries: 1660-1776 24

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E. Early Futures Law

29

F. The Gaming Law Debate

Chapter II. The Northeast 35

A. Colonial Era: 1629-1776 38

B. The Formative Era: 1776-1900 57

C. The Modern Era: 1900-1976

127

D. New York: A Detailed Picture

235

Chapter III. The South

23 6

A. The Colonial Era: Background

244

B. The Formative Era: 1776 to 1860

274

C. The Modern Era: 1860 to 1976

306

Chapter IV. The Midwest

308

A. Early History

329

B. Expanded Development

345

C. The Modern Midwest

371

Chapter V. The West

373

A. The Frontier Era

B. The Statehood Era 389

398

C. The Modern Era: A Trend Toward Legalization