Episode 13
Carnival Games (Replay)
Does anyone ever win the giant teddy bear? Zachary Crockett steps right up.
The Economics of Everyday Things
May 27, 202416m 44s
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Show Notes
Does anyone ever win the giant teddy bear? Zachary Crockett steps right up.
- SOURCES:
- Matthew Gryczan, retired journalist and engineer.
- Elliot Simmons, former carnival game worker.
- Olivia Turner, general manager of Redbone Products.
- RESOURCES:
- "AG Platkin Announces 10-Year Ban of Amusement Games Licenses and a Fine for Wildwood Games Operator," by the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General (2023).
- "N.H. Man Loses Life Savings on Carnival Game," (C.B.S. News Boston, 2013).
- "Carnival Games: Walking the Line Between Illegal Gambling and Amusement," by J. Royce Fichtner (Drake Law Review, 2012).
- "Carnivals: Law Enforcement on the Midway," by Bruce Walstad (F.B.I. Law Enforcement Bulletin, 1997).
- Carnival Secrets: How to Win at Carnival Games, Which Games to Avoid, How to Make Your Own Games, by Matthew Gryczan (1988).
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