Title The poker machine state : dilemmas in ethics, economics and governance / James Doughney

Published Altona, Vic. : Common Ground Publishing, 2002

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Description xiii, 190 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm Summary "The Poker Machine State interrogates the ethical and political context in which decisions about poker machines are made; it refutes claims by the gambling industry and its consultants that poker machines measurably and substantially improve the quality of life of those who play them; and it presents and argument for a reflection on the type of economics that should more generally guide the formation of public policy."--BOOK JACKET Analysis Poker machines Tax revenues Government regulation Ethics Social problems Low income Interstate comparisons Notes Includes index Bibliography Bibliography: pages 185-190 Subject Slot machines -- Social aspects -- Australia. Slot machines -- Economic aspects -- Australia. Gambling -- Australia. LC no. 2002489364 ISBN 1863355030 : 1863355049 paperback

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