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Vicious Games: Capitalism and Gambling

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Availability:In StockContributor:Rebecca CassidySeries:Anthropology, Culture and SocietyPublish date:2020-02-20Pages:240
Language:EnglishPublisher:Pluto Press (UK)ISBN-13:9780745340395ISBN-10:745340393UPC:9780745340395Book Category:Social Science, Self-HelpBook Subcategory:Anthropology, Compulsive Behavior, Disease & Health IssuesBook Topic:Cultural & Social, GamblingSize:8.40 x 5.30 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SC38TZDJCB

Vicious Games: Capitalism and Gambling

Gambling is everywhere, on our TVs and phones, on billboards on our streets, and emblazoned across the chests of idolised sports stars. Why has gambling suddenly expanded? How was it transformed from a criminal activity to a respectable business run by multinational corporations listed on international stock markets? And who are the winners and losers created by this transformation?

An Anthropological Investigation

Vicious Games is based on field research with the people who produce, shape and consume gambling. Rebecca Cassidy explores the gambling industry's affinity with capitalism and the free market and how the UK has led the way in exporting 'light touch' regulation and 'responsible gambling' around the world. She reveals how the industry extracts wealth from some of our poorest communities, and examines the adverse health effects on those battling gambling addiction.

Critical Analysis of Industry Practices

The gambling industry has become increasingly profitable and influential, emboldened by thirty years of supportive government policies and boosted by unnatural profits. Through an anthropological excavation, Vicious Games opens up this process, with the intention of creating alternative, more equitable futures. This book examines the transformation of gambling from criminalized activity to legitimate multinational business, analyzing regulatory frameworks, corporate strategies, and social impacts. Cassidy's research provides insight into how gambling corporations operate within capitalist systems and the consequences for vulnerable populations.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Pluto Press (UK)ISBN-13:9780745340395ISBN-10:745340393UPC:9780745340395Book Category:Social Science, Self-HelpBook Subcategory:Anthropology, Compulsive Behavior, Disease & Health IssuesBook Topic:Cultural & Social, GamblingSize:8.40 x 5.30 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SC38TZDJCB
Rebecca Cassidy is Professor of Anthropology at Goldsmiths University. She is the co-author of Qualitative Research in Gambling: Exploring the Production and Consumption of Risk (Routledge).
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)

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