Casino State: Legalized Gambling in Canada

James Cosgrave; Thomas Klassen

Published by University of Toronto Press 2009

Casino State

Legalized Gambling in Canada

James Cosgrave and Thomas Klassen

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442687547

Overview
Contents

About this book

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.

Author / Editor information

Cosgrave James :

James F. Cosgrave is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at Trent University.Klassen Thomas :

Thomas R. Klassen is an associate proffessor in the department of Political Science at York University.

Reviews

Markus Meuronen & Paulina Raento:
'Geographers should read this book as an intellectual challenge. The discussion shows how gambling is fundamentally rooted in space, place, and landscape, but these aspects remain poorly understood in gambling studies.'

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
1. Introduction: The Shape of Legalized Gambling in Canada Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
PART ONE. Morality, Markets, and the State
2. ‘Blood Money’: Gambling and the Formation of Civic Morality William Ramp and Kerry Badgley Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
3. Governing the Gambling Citizen: The State, Consumption, and Risk James F. Cosgrave Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	46
PART TWO. Comparative Gambling Policy Frameworks
4. Canadian Gambling Policies Colin S. Campbell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
5. Gambling Policy and Regulation in Australia Jan McMillen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
PART THREE. Governments and Gambling Policy
6. The Policies of Gambling Legitimation and Expansion in Ontario Thomas R. Klassen and James F. Cosgrave Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
7. Government as Gambling Regulator and Operator: The Case of Electronic Gaming Machines Ray Macneil Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	140
PART FOUR. Gambling and Social Issues
8. Gambling-Related Crime in a Major Canadian City Garry J. Smith, Timothy F. Hartnagel and Harold Wynne Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
9. Youth Gambling: A Canadian Perspective Jeffrey L. Derevensky Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	192
Appendix A. Major Canadian Gambling Resources Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	221
Appendix B. Problem Gambling Helplines Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	227
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	259

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 268

eBook

Published: February 5, 2009
ISBN: 9781442687547