ISBN:
9780415996778
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (vi, 248 p)
,
ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Routledge advances in criminology 8
Parallel Title:
Print version Global Gambling : Cultural Perspectives on Gambling Organizations
DDC:
306.4/82
Keywords:
Gambling Cross-cultural studies
;
Gambling Case studies
Abstract:
While most research has examined the legal, economic and psychological sides of gambling, this innovative collection offers a wide range of cultural perspectives on gambling organizations. Contributors not only examine the global influence of commercial gambling, but also demonstrate how the local qualities of gambling organizations remain unique
Description / Table of Contents:
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Global Gambling; Part I Gambling Backgrounds; 1 A Question of Money? The Founding of Two Finnish Gambling Monopolies; 2 Into the Zone: Innovating in the Australian Poker Machine Industry; 3 Gambling with Development: Comparing Casino Legalization in South Africa with Indian Gambling in California; Part II Gambling Scenes; 4 Ethnography in a Casino: Social Dynamics at Blackjack Tables; 5 Making Friends, Making Money: Macau's Traditional VIP Casino System
Description / Table of Contents:
6 Dutch Casino Space: The Spatial Construction of Gambling PleasurePart III Gambling Contexts; 7 "You Could Become a Millionaire": Truth, Deception, and Imagination in Gambling Advertising; 8 Balancing Rules: Gambling Consumption at Home; 9 Subjects in a State: Cultural Economies of Gambling; Contributors; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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