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Author Morton, Suzanne, 1961- author.

Title At odds : gambling and Canadians, 1919-1969 / Suzanne Morton
Published Toronto, Ontario : University of Toronto Press, 2003

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations
Series Heritage
Contents Preface -- Introduction -- Critics and gamblers -- Masculine, feminine, other -- Reaction and reform, 1945-1969 -- Conclusion
Summary Using a rich variety of historical sources, Suzanne Morton traces the history of gambling regulation in five Canadian provinces - Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, and B.C. - from the First World War to the federal legalization in 1969
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes In English
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 7, 2016)
Subject Gambling -- Canada -- History -- 20th century
Gambling -- Social aspects -- Canada -- History -- 20th century
Gambling -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Canada -- History -- 20th century
Gambling -- Government policy -- Canada
Gambling -- Social aspects -- Canada
Gambling -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Canada
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
Gambling
Gambling -- Government policy
Gambling -- Moral and ethical aspects
Gambling -- Social aspects
Canada
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2003545212
ISBN 9781442621008
1442621001
1442658959
9781442658950