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Book Review: Gambling: Who Wins? Who Loses?

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Author
McKay, Christine
Lesieur, Henry R.
Accessioned
2010-06-22T15:33:58Z
Available
2010-06-22T15:33:58Z
Issued
2005-05-02
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Gambling Literature
Subject
Gambling -- Psychological aspects
Gambling -- Social aspects
Type
book review
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Abstract
Gambling: Who Wins? Who Loses? is a thought-provoking collection of essays, written largely by international experts in the gambling field, that analyze the complex cultural, economic and social issues that have emerged as a result of the legalization and expansion of commercial gambling globally. Editor Gerda Reith, author of The Age of Chance: Gambling in Western Culture (2002), succeeds in her objective of stimulating informed debate. Reith presents a diverse range of topics and opinion that highlight historical and current trends in gambling activity from legal, political, economic, social, psychological and ethical perspectives. The book, which includes an introduction by Reith, is divided into seven sections: (a) current trends in commercial gaming; (b) social and economic benefits and costs; (c) law, crime and commercial regulation; (d) the "addiction" debate; (e) social trends, problem gambling, and the challenge to public policy; (f) psychological and environmental factors; and (g) ethical and philosophical issues. This accessible volume, like any good anthology, presents a multi-faceted picture of gambling activity without providing easy answers to the complex political and social issues that are raised. The articles found in Gambling: Who Wins? Who Loses? reflect contemporary thinking about the social and economic costs and benefits of gambling activity and will appeal to students, academics and professionals, as well as a more general readership, interested in the topics addressed by these authors.
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Copyright © Masood Zangeneh, Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction
 
Citation
McKay, C., & Lesieur, H. R. (2005). Book review. Gambling: Who wins? Who loses? eCOMMUNITY: International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction, 2(2), 80-87.
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Carleton University, Canada
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Carleton University, Canada
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eCOMMUNITY: International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/9437
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http://hdl.handle.net/1880/47883
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