Tag Archives: Arnold Rothstein

double play: two sides to home plate

At one time baseball was America’s national pastime. Bugsy Seigel would go to Ebbet’s field and gamblers and bookmakers were part of the natural habitat of the game. Players almost invariably smoked and drank and advertised for these companies. There … Continue reading

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CASEY AT THE PLATE: BATTER UP IN BABYLON

Gambling, like pornography, has somehow arranged itself to be completely normalized; an integral element in our service based economy. It is still on the margins of acceptable discourse at the Sunday family supper, sort of doing a limbo under the … Continue reading

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