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100 1 _aOrford, Jim.
245 1 3 _aAn unsafe bet? :
_bthe dangerous rise of gambling and the debate we should be having /
_cJim Orford.
260 _aChichester, West Sussex ;
_aMalden, MA :
_bWiley-Blackwell,
_c2011.
300 _aviii, 282 p. :
_bill. ;
_c23 cm.
336 _atext
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337 _aunmediated
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338 _avolume
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504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aThe 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.
650 0 _aGambling.
650 0 _aCompulsive gambling.
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