An unsafe bet? : the dangerous rise of gambling and the debate we should be having / / Jim Orford
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| Autore: |
Orford Jim
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| Titolo: |
An unsafe bet? : the dangerous rise of gambling and the debate we should be having / / Jim Orford
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| Pubblicazione: | [Hoboken, N.J.], : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (292 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 363.4/2 |
| Soggetto topico: | Gambling |
| Compulsive gambling | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | The 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | An 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | An unsafe bet |
| ISBN: | 9786612884023 |
| 9781282884021 | |
| 1282884026 | |
| 9780470972977 | |
| 0470972971 | |
| 9780470973066 | |
| 0470973064 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910140904203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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