LEADER 02987nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910140904203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786612884023 010 $a9781282884021 010 $a1282884026 010 $a9780470972977 010 $a0470972971 010 $a9780470973066 010 $a0470973064 035 $a(CKB)2670000000056411 035 $a(EBL)624781 035 $a(OCoLC)699474967 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000474136 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11295196 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000474136 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10453807 035 $a(PQKB)10206010 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC624781 035 $a(Perlego)2750717 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000056411 100 $a20100701d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 13$aAn unsafe bet? $ethe dangerous rise of gambling and the debate we should be having /$fJim Orford 210 $a[Hoboken, N.J.] $cWiley-Blackwell$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (292 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780470661208 311 08$a0470661208 311 08$a9780470661192 311 08$a0470661194 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe extraordinary international growth of gambling -- The rise of gambling in Britain -- Gambling addiction -- Modern addiction theory applied to gambling -- Does the fault lie in the person or in the product? -- Discourses of gambling: eleven ways of talking about the subject -- Public attitudes towards gambling are negative -- The costs and benefits of gambling for society: a hotly contested subject -- Governments are complicit in supporting the interests of the gambling industry -- Trapped: the disempowering effects of failure to challenge gambling expansion -- Conclusions and recommendations: the debate we should be having. 330 8 $aAn Unsafe Bet? The D angerous R ise of G ambling and the D ebate W e S hould B e H aving reveals how gambling represents a danger to public health due to its inherent addiction potential, which is being intentionally downplayed by the gambling industry and governments. * Lays bare the extent of gambling and its effects on society * Exposes the dilemma for policy makers, who are charged with protecting public health but also increasingly dependent on revenues earned from gambling * Written by Jim Orford, an internationally respected authority on the topic * International examples broaden the argument and reveal the global stakes involved 606 $aGambling 606 $aCompulsive gambling 615 0$aGambling. 615 0$aCompulsive gambling. 676 $a363.4/2 700 $aOrford$b Jim$0496617 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910140904203321 996 $aAn unsafe bet$92131901 997 $aUNINA