| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Routledge advances in criminology ; 8 |
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Routledge advances in criminology ; 8.
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| Contents |
A question of money? : the founding of two Finnish gambling monopolies / Riitta Matilainen -- Into the zone : innovating in the Australian poker machine industry / Richard Woolley and Charles Livingstone -- Gambling with development : comparing casino legalization in South Africa with Indian gambling in California / Jeffrey J. Sallaz -- Ethnography in a casino : social dynamics at blackjack tables / Richard A. Marksbury -- Making friends, making money : Macau's traditional VIP casino system / Wuyi Wang and Peter Zabielskis -- Dutch casino space : the spatial construction of gambling pleasure / Sytze F. Kingma -- "You could become a millionaire" : truth, deception, and imagination in gambling advertising / Per Binde -- Balancing rules : gambling consumption at home / Anita Borch -- Subjects in a state : cultural economies of gambling / Fiona Nicoll |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Gambling -- Cross-cultural studies
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Gambling -- Case studies
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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Gambling
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Case studies
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Cross-cultural studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kingma, Sytze, 1960-
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| ISBN |
9780203870396 |
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0203870395 |
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