Sports betting and bookmaking: an American history

Leonard Jerome : the towering pillar of the horsey set

Saratoga and Jerome Park : the fountainheads

Pool sellers, bookmakers, and pari-mutuels

Off-track betting : the poolroom scene

New York's racetrack-building boom

Bookmakers and their modus operandi

Tipsters and touts

Big plungers and outlaws

The reformers crank up the heat

Racetracks in the crosshairs

New York racing : feast and famine

The good-bye years

Reanimation

A verdant depression

A side trip to the Windy City

Mid-century reformers : La Guardia, Kefauver, and Kennedy

The tax man cometh

Multiple-horse wagering takes flight

Pro football corrodes the racing game

New York welcomes OTB

A side trip to old Nevada

Simulcasting

Lotteries, casinos, and racinos

Offshore and online

Whales

Pushing the envelope.