An Unsafe Bet? The Dangerous Rise of Gambling and the Debate We Should Be Having
by Orford, JimEdition: 1st
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Pub. Date: 2010-12-20
Publisher(s): Wiley
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Summary
An Unsafe Bet? The Dangerous Rise of Gambling and the Debate We Should Be Having reveals how gambling represents a danger to public health due to its inherent addiction potential, which is being intentionally downplayed by the gambling industry and governments. Lays bare the extent of gambling and its effects on society Exposes the dilemma for policy makers, who are charged with protecting public health but also increasingly dependent on revenues earned from gambling Written by Jim Orford, an internationally respected authority on the topic International examples broaden the argument and reveal the global stakes involved
Author Biography
Jim Orford is Emeritus Professor of Clinical and Community Psychology at the University of Birmingham. He is the author of several books on Community Psychology (1992, 2008) and addictions including Excessive Appetites (1985, 2001) and Gambling and Problem Gambling in Britain (2003).
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. vii |
| Gambling is Growing | p. 1 |
| The Extraordinary International Growth of Gambling | p. 3 |
| The Rise of Gambling in Britain | p. 17 |
| Gambling is Dangerous | p. 45 |
| Gambling Addiction | p. 47 |
| Modern Addiction Theory Applied to Gambling | p. 71 |
| Does the Fault Lie in the Person or in the Product? | p. 96 |
| Gambling is Controversial | p. 121 |
| Discourses of Gambling: Eleven Ways of Talking About the Subject | p. 123 |
| Public Attitudes Towards Gambling Are Negative | p. 147 |
| The Costs and Benefits of Gambling for Society: A Hotly Contested Subject | p. 159 |
| Gambling Expansion is Not Being Challenged | p. 171 |
| Governments are Complicit in Supporting the Interests of the Gambling Industry | p. 173 |
| Trapped: The Disempowering Effects of Failure to Challenge the Growth of Gambling | p. 198 |
| Conclusions and Recommendations: The Debate We Should be Having | p. 222 |
| Sources | p. 236 |
| References | p. 259 |
| Index | p. 273 |
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