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Todd, Robert E.

a Cultural History of Gambling in the Territory of New Mexico

Bronstein, Jamie

New Mexico State University

2020

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M.A.

New Mexico State University

2020

This research explores the cultural significance of gambling in New Mexico's three major ethnic groups (Native, Hispanic, and Anglo Americans) with a main focus on the period between the end of the Mexican-American War in 1847 and New Mexico's admission as a state in 1912. The gambling activities of these cultures evince notions of religion, economics, and morality in their structure, symbolism, and role within society. Some cultures revered gambling and reserved certain games for ceremonial purposes, while others viewed it as a profitable profession or immodest hobby. Prior to U.S. acquisition, gambling contributed to cultural bonds between Natives and Hispanics as seen through mutual celebrations that featured gambling and gambling activities, which served as a medium for the exchange of cultural and religious symbolism. Anglo settlers added to a thriving gambling culture through prize fighting and card games, but some also perceived preestablished gambling in New Mexico through a lens of ethnocentrism. While gambling was a licit activity throughout much of the territorial period, critics felt gambling had a negative effect on the moral, civil, and economic fabric of the territory. This research argues that gambling allowed for cultural bonds to form between Natives and Hispanics of the area, but that it was the source of cultural tensions between Anglos and the indigenous cultures of New Mexico during the territorial era.

American West

Culture

Gambling

History

Religion

Sports

Bronstein, Jamie

Todd, Robert E.

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