Casino state : legalized gambling in Canada / edited by James F. Cosgrave and Thomas R. Klassen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cosgrave, James, Author.

Contributor:

Klassen, Thomas Richard, 1957-

Cosgrave, James F., 1959-

Series:

EBSCO Academic Collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gambling--Canada.

Gambling.

Gambling--Government policy--Canada.

Gambling--Social aspects--Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

While there has been an unprecedented explosion of legalized gambling in Canada - particularly in the form of casinos and electronic games - the public has become increasingly aware of addictions to gambling. Casino State is a timely collection that examines the controversial role of the state as a promoter of gambling activities often against the best interest of its citizens. Investigating the tensions that arise from the relationships between gambling and morality, risk, social policy, crime, and youth problem gambling, these essays draw upon a range of disciplines to consider the economic benefits and social costs of legalized gambling. A contemporary study that raises important questions about state conduct, precarious policy issues, public health, and addictions, Casino State provides a necessary and comprehensive overview of the central issues related to the legalization and expansion of gambling in Canada.

Contents:

Introduction : the shape of legalized gambling in Canada / James F. Cosgrave and Thomas R. Klassen

Part one. Morality, markets, and the state ; 'Blood money' : gambling and the formation of civic morality / William Ramp and Kerry Badgley

Governing the gambling citizen : the state, consumption, and risk / James F. Cosgrave

Part two. Comparative gambling policy frameworks ; Canadian gambling policies / Colin S. Campbell

Gambling policy and regulation in Australia / Jan McMillen

Part three. Governments and gambling policy ; Policies of gambling legitimation and expansion in Ontario / Thomas R. Klassen and James F. Cosgrave

Government as gambling regulator and operator : the case of electronic gaming machines / Ray MacNeil

Part four. Gambling and social issues ; Gambling-related crime in a major Canadian city / Garry J. Smith, Timothy F. Hartnagel and Harold Wynne

Youth gambling : a Canadian perspective / Jeffrey L. Derevensky

Appendix A. Major Canadian gambling resources

Appendix B. Problem gambling helplines.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

1-4426-9223-5

1-4426-8754-1

OCLC:

923772722