The Gambling Establishment

Author : Jim Orford
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429632592
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Gambling Establishment written by Jim Orford and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-09-05 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are now signs that, after decades of phenomenal growth, the era of unrestrained gambling liberalisation may be coming to an end. However, the power of the Gambling Establishment is formidable, and it will certainly fight back. Drawing on research and policy examples from around the world, the book provides a unified understanding of the dangerousness of modern commercialised gambling, how its expansion has been deliberately or inadvertently supported, and how the backlash is now occurring. The term Gambling Establishment is defined to include the industry which sells gambling, governments which support it, and a wider network of organisations and individuals who have subscribed to the ‘responsible gambling’ Establishment discourse. Topics covered include the psychology of how gambling is now being advertised and promoted and the way it is designed to deceive gamblers about their chances of winning; the increased exposure of young people to gambling and the alignment of gambling with sport; understanding the experience of gambling addiction; the various public health harms of gambling at individual, family, community and societal levels; and how evidence has been used to resist change. The book’s final chapter offers the author’s manifesto for policy change, designed with Britain particularly in mind but likely to have relevance elsewhere. With detailed examples given of the ways a number of countries are responding to these threats to their citizens’ health, this book will be of global interest for academics, researchers, policymakers and service providers in the field of gambling or other addictions specifically, and public health and social policy generally.

Author : Carl Rohsler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781804491676
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Gambling Law Review written by Carl Rohsler and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309065712
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pathological Gambling written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1999-09-03 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As states have moved from merely tolerating gambling to running their own games, as communities have increasingly turned to gambling for an economic boost, important questions arise. Has the new age of gambling increased the proportion of pathological or problem gamblers in the U.S. population? Where is the threshold between "social betting" and pathology? Is there a real threat to our families, communities, and the larger society? Pathological Gambling explores America's experience of gambling, examining: The diverse and frequently controversial issues surrounding the definition of pathological gambling. Its co-occurrence with disorders such as alcoholism, drug abuse, and depression. Its social characteristics and economic consequences, both good and bad, for communities. The role of video gaming, Internet gambling, and other technologies in the development of gambling problems. Treatment approaches and their effectiveness, from Gambler's Anonymous to cognitive therapy to pharmacology. This book provides the most up-to-date information available on the prevalence of pathological and problem gambling in the United States, including a look at populations that may have a particular vulnerability to gambling: women, adolescents, and minority populations. Its describes the effects of problem gambling on families, friendships, employment, finances, and propensity to crime. How do pathological gamblers perceive and misperceive randomness and chance? What are the causal pathways to pathological gambling? What do genetics, brain imaging, and other studies tell us about the biology of gambling? Is there a bit of sensation-seeking in all of us? Who needs treatment? What do we know about the effectiveness of different policies for dealing with pathological gambling? The book reviews the available facts and frames the intriguing questions yet to be answered. Pathological Gambling will be the odds-on favorite for anyone interested in gambling in America: policymakers, public officials, economics and social researchers, treatment professionals, and concerned gamblers and their families.

Author : Pekka Sulkunen
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0198817320
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Setting Limits written by Pekka Sulkunen and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2019 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Commercial gambling is a recent historical phenomenon. It has developed into a profitable industry that supplies a range of recreational activities to its customers, and is a significant way of collecting money from players to distribute to companies, state budgets, and other beneficiaries. Many of these are civil society organizations, using the money for producing services in sports, culture, social work, and health care. However, gambling can also develop into pathological behaviour. Using a public interest framework, this book discusses the policies that will best serve the public good and minimize individual and collective harms. After describing the historical context of the gambling and the current global burden of the activity, available methods of regulating the industry are evaluated using the available scientific evidence. By analysing the effectiveness of gambling policies and their alignment with the public interest, the epidemiological obstacles to successful regulation are considered in detail. There is good evidence for the effectiveness of restrictions on availability and access, but preventing gambling-related harm is not possible without limiting the overall volume of the activity, and hence the profits for the gambling industry and governments. Taking an international approach, this book delivers a comprehensive review of the epidemiological evidence documenting the harmful effects of gambling on individuals, communities, and societies. Essential reading for policymakers, social and behavioural scientists in gambling research, and public health researchers, Setting Limits examines a global view of an emerging epidemic of gambling problems.

Author : A.C.T. House of Assembly (Australia). Select Committee on Establishment of a Casino in the A.C.T.
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Report of the Select Committee on Establishment of a Casino in the A.C.T. written by A.C.T. House of Assembly (Australia). Select Committee on Establishment of a Casino in the A.C.T. and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Bert Randolph Sugar
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312050580
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Caesars Palace Book of Sports Betting written by Bert Randolph Sugar and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1992-03-15 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For years gambling has been, according to Sports Illustrated, "America's national pastime". Now, the most famous sports-gambling establishment in the world gives the gambler and sports fan this coverage of basketball, boxing, football, baseball, horse racing, and more.

Author : Sam Skolnik
Publisher : Beacon Press
ISBN 13 : 0807006300
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book High Stakes written by Sam Skolnik and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2011-07-05 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What the explosive growth of legalized gambling means socially, politically, and economically for America. Forty years ago, casinos were legal in just one state. Today, legalized gambling has morphed into a $119 billion industry established in all but two states. As elected officials are urging voters to expand gambling’s reach, the industry’s supporters and their impassioned detractors are squaring off in prolonged state-by-state battles. Millions of Americans are being asked to decide: are the benefits worth the costs? With a blend of investigative journalism and poignant narratives of gambling addiction, award-winning journalist Sam Skolnik provides an in-depth exploration of the consequences of this national phenomenon. In High Stakes, we meet politicians eager to promote legalized gambling as an economic cure-all, scientists wrestling with the meaning of gambling addiction, and players so caught up in the chase that they’ve lost their livelihoods and their minds.

Author : Tom Hayden
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mirage of Regulation written by Tom Hayden and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Basil Nestor
Publisher : Wiley
ISBN 13 : 9780028629179
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Unofficial Guide to Casino Gambling written by Basil Nestor and published by Wiley. This book was released on 1999-02-05 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The casino games seem simple, but every year, millions of people lose billions of dollars at casinos and other gaming establishments. Why? Because they lack information, rather than luck. Beyond Las Vegas and Atlantic City, this book discusses riverboat and dockside gambling, as well as the boom in Indian Reservation gambling destinations and bingo parlors. In addition to the most popular card and dice games, readers discover the latest gambling craze -- virtual casinos found on the Internet. Basil Nestor delivers to the reader the kind of insider information that casinos, other books, or experts can't or won't tell them: * Thoroughly explains casino games, like blackjack, poker, craps, roulette, and more * Analyze odds and guaranteed advantages of certain types of play * Identifies isucker betsi and expose scam betting systems that lose gamblers money * Clarifies casino security protocol and explicate state operations regulations * Teaches prospective gamblers to implement methods that increase winning potential

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Financial Services
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Financial Services and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: