| Description |
283 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
Pathology, play and politics / Bruce Curtis -- Pt. 1. Policy perspectives -- Gaming policy in New Zealand / John Markland -- Gambling in New Zealand: an economic overview / Brian Easton -- New Zealand's gambling policy: comparative reflections / Jan McMillen -- Nature of gambling in New Zealand: a brief history / David Grant -- Maori, the treaty of waitangi and gambling / Lorna Dyall, Laurie Morrison -- Gambling with communities / Bruce Curtis, Cate Wilson -- Entangled improvisers: punters, states, locales and betting / Terry Austrin -- Pt. 2. Impacts and audiences -- Psychology, health and gambling / Max Abbott -- Sociological reflections: problem gambling and its medicalisation / Michael Lloyd -- Gambling and crime / Rob Lynch -- Looking for lady luck: women's gambling in New Zealand / Liz Kiata -- Against the odds: the TAB and the sunset of the horse-racing industry / Martin Tolich -- Interpreting the odds: New Zealand's sports bookies as expert forecasters / John Fountain -- Lucky dip? The fun, excitement and collusive hegemony of Lotto / Peter Howland -- One night out gambling / Claudia Bell, John Lyall -- Gambling, popular culture and popular film / Nick Perry |
| Notes |
"Includes contributions from sociologists, psychologists, anthropologists, economists and historians, alongside those from writers in the areas of women's studies, Maori studies, cultural studies and media studies"--Back cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-276) and index |
| Subject |
Gambling -- New Zealand.
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Gambling -- Social aspects -- New Zealand.
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| Author |
Curtis, Bruce, 1961-
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| LC no. |
2002416340 |
| ISBN |
0864694040 paperback |
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