An unsafe bet?
Subtitle: the dangerous rise of gambling and the debate we should be having
By: Jim Orford
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; Wiley
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Chichester; Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780470661192; 9780470661208
Description: "An Unsafe Bet? The Dangerous Rise of Gambling and the Debate We Should Be Having 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."--Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The extraordinary international growth of gambling; title: The rise of gambling in Britain; title: Gambling addiction; title: Modern addiction theory applied to gambling; title: Does the fault lie in the person or in the product?; title: Discourses of gambling: eleven ways of talking about the subject; title: Public attitudes towards gambling are negative; title: The costs and benefits of gambling for society: a hotly contested subject; title: Governments are complicit in supporting the interests of the gambling industry; title: Trapped: the disempowering effects of failure to challenge gambling expansion; title: Conclusions and recommendations: the debate we should be having.