Gambling cultures : studies in history and interpretation / / edited by Jan McMillen

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1996
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (313 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.482
• Soggetto topico: Gambling; Gambling - Economic aspects; Gambling - Government policy
• Altri autori: McMillenJan <1940->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Half-Title; Series Title; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; CONTRIBUTORS; INTRODUCTION; 1 UNDERSTANDING GAMBLING; 2 GAMBLING AND THE LEGALISATION OF VICE; 3 SOCIAL EVIL OR SOCIAL GOOD?; 4 ILLEGAL BETTING IN BRITAIN AND AUSTRALIA; 5 WHEN IT'S BAD IT'S BETTER; 6 REPRESENTATIONS OF GAMBLING IN AUSTRALIAN POPULAR CULTURE; 7 BINGO IN BRITAIN; 8 WHY 'SLOTS' EQUALS 'GRIND' IN ANY LANGUAGE; 9 GAMBLING IN CAMEROON AND SENEGAL; 10 THE ROLE OF THE STATE IN THE EXPANSION AND GROWTH OF COMMERCIAL GAMBLING IN THE USA; 11 A SIGN OF THE TIMES ; 12 THE MEDICALISATION OF GAMBLING AS AN 'ADDICTION'13 ETHICAL AND POLICY CONSIDERATIONS IN THE SPREAD OF COMMERCIAL GAMBLING; 14 FROM GLAMOUR TO GRIND; 15 OBJECTIVES AND SYSTEMS IN THE REGULATION OF COMMERCIAL GAMBLING; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: A study of modern gambling as it has emerged as a commercial industry, which analyzes the ambiguous relationship between morality and risk taking and examines the contradictory stances of governments.
• Titolo autorizzato: Gambling cultures
• ISBN: 1-134-91647-7; 1-134-91648-5; 1-280-28037-9; 9786610280377; 0-203-99350-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784694003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Culture.