Problem Gambling in Canada
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Canada
- Date of Publication 3 May 2012
- ISBN 9780195445282
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages240 pages
- Size 228x153x16 mm
- Weight 292 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
Gambling is a huge business in Canada, producing vast revenue for industry investors. Yet for hundreds of thousands of Canadians, gambling is a costly and consuming addiction. The gambling industry, and the government regulators who oversee it, insist that gambling problems are simply personal problems. However, many public health experts believe that gambling is an addiction. This book considers the many new ways that are available to gamble; outlines the history of gambling in Canada; frames gambling as a public health issue; and, drawing on the most recent data available, evaluates the current discussion around regulation.
MoreLong description:
Gambling is a huge business in Canada, producing vast revenue for investors, as well as for the government. Yet for hundreds of thousands of Canadians, gambling is a costly and consuming addiction. The gambling industry, and the government regulators who oversee it, insist that gambling problems are isolated, personal issues that are best addressed on an individual level. However, new research paints a different picture: gambling is an addiction and a public health issue.
A short overview shows how many aspects of gambling have remained constant throughout history. More recently, however, the Internet has expanded the range of ways people can gamble, and has drawn many younger people into online betting. The book also evaluates the role social and cultural forces play in gambling, often glamorizing and encouraging risk-taking. As gambling increases, so do its associated problems; while it may appear harmless at first, gambling too often destroys lives.
Finally, a clear discussion of the economic interests involved in gambling reveals the full nature of the problem, exploring why people disagree about how-and how much-to regulate gambling.
Table of Contents:
1. Gambling: Its Pleasures and Costs
2. Gambling in Historical Perspective: Canada and the World
3. Gambling in the Media
4. The Voices of Problem Gamblers
5. The Gambling Career
6. Gambling and the Workplace
7. Sports Wagering
8. Internet Gambling
9. Youth Gambling
10. Sources of Information on Gambling
11. The Great Gambling Debate
12. Unresolved Questions
Appendix: Prevention Programs in Canada
Notes
References
Index
