Orford, Jim. <br/><br/>
An unsafe bet? :  the dangerous rise of gambling and the debate we should be having / 
Jim Orford. 
 - Chichester, West Sussex ;  Malden, MA :  Wiley-Blackwell,  2011. 
 - viii, 282 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The extraordinary international growth of gambling -- The rise of gambling in Britain -- Gambling addiction -- Modern addiction theory applied to gambling -- Does the fault lie in the person or in the product? -- Discourses of gambling: eleven ways of talking about the subject -- Public attitudes towards gambling are negative -- The costs and benefits of gambling for society: a hotly contested subject -- Governments are complicit in supporting the interests of the gambling industry -- Trapped: the disempowering effects of failure to challenge gambling expansion -- Conclusions and recommendations: the debate we should be having. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780470661192 0470661194 9780470661208 0470661208 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010027834 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Gambling.<br/>Compulsive gambling.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV6710  / .O74 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>363.4/2