Vicious Games: Capitalism and Gambling
Author:   Rebecca Cassidy
Publisher:   Pluto Press
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9780745340388


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   20 February 2020
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Rebecca Cassidy
Publisher:   Pluto Press
Imprint:   Pluto Press
Weight:   0.455kg
ISBN:  

9780745340388


ISBN 10:   0745340385
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   20 February 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Series Preface Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Gambling’s New Deal 2. Raffles: Gambling for Good 3. The Birth of the Betting Shop 4. The Rise of the Machines 5. The Responsible Gambling Myth 6. The Bookmaker’s Lament 7. Online in Gibraltar 8. The Regulation Game Conclusions Notes References Index

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'Cassidy takes readers behind the scenes of the commercial gambling industry to reveal how it reinvents itself in the face of shifting technology, economic prospects, and regulative logics. From machine-packed betting shops on London's high streets, to raffles at countryside churches, she offers a first-hand view of the dynamic -and sometimes vicious - interactions between the hunt for profit and punters' lives' -- Natasha D. Schull, author of 'Addiction by Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas'


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Rebecca Cassidy is Professor of Anthropology at Goldsmiths University. She is the co-author of Qualitative Research in Gambling: Exploring the Production and Consumption of Risk (Routledge).

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