At Odds : : Gambling and Canadians, 1919-1969 / / Suzanne Morton.
Using a rich variety of historical sources, Suzanne Morton traces the history of gambling regulation in five Canadian provinces – Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, and B.C. – from the First World War to the federal legalization in 1969. This regulatory legislation, designed to control gambling...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2003] ©2003 |
| Year of Publication: | 2003 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Heritage
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (296 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part One: Critics and Gamblers
- 1. The Critics’ Views, 1919–1969: The Economic, Moral, and Social Costs of Gambling
- 2. For Richer, for Poorer: Gambling, 1919–1945
- Part Two: Masculine, Feminine, Other
- 3. Gambling, Respectable Masculinity, and Male Sporting Culture
- 4. Bingo, Women, and the Critics
- 5. Gambling ‘Others’: Race, Ethnicity, and Religion
- Part Three: Reaction and Reform, 1945–1969
- 6. Professional Gambling and Organized Crime under Scrutiny
- 7. Redefining the Public Interest: Gambling, Charity, and the Welfare State
- Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- Illustration Credits
- Index