Casino State : : Legalized Gambling in Canada / / James Cosgrave, Thomas Klassen.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Cosgrave, James ,; Klassen, Thomas,
• MitwirkendeR: Badgley, Kerry,; Campbell, Colin S.,; Cosgrave, James F.,; Derevensky, Jeffrey L.,; Hartnagel, Timothy F.,; Klassen, Thomas R.,; Macneil, Ray,; McMillen, Jan,; Ramp, William,; Smith, Garry J.,; Wynne, Harold,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]; ©2009
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (268 p.)

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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction: The Shape of Legalized Gambling in Canada -- PART ONE. Morality, Markets, and the State -- 2. 'Blood Money': Gambling and the Formation of Civic Morality -- 3. Governing the Gambling Citizen: The State, Consumption, and Risk -- PART TWO. Comparative Gambling Policy Frameworks -- 4. Canadian Gambling Policies -- 5. Gambling Policy and Regulation in Australia -- PART THREE. Governments and Gambling Policy -- 6. The Policies of Gambling Legitimation and Expansion in Ontario -- 7. Government as Gambling Regulator and Operator: The Case of Electronic Gaming Machines -- PART FOUR. Gambling and Social Issues -- 8. Gambling-Related Crime in a Major Canadian City -- 9. Youth Gambling: A Canadian Perspective -- Appendix A. Major Canadian Gambling Resources -- Appendix B. Problem Gambling Helplines -- Bibliography -- Index