Problem Gambling in Canada
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Initial publish date
- Mar 2012
- Category
- General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780195445282
- Publish Date
- Mar 2012
- List Price
- $25.99
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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.
About the authors
Lorne Tepperman is a professor at the University of Toronto in the Department of Sociology. He served as chair of the Department of Sociology between 1997–2003 and has authored and co-authored on topics that include social mobility, crime and deviance, gender, family, and Social Problems. He has given talks around the world on the power of social science and has won recognition for his skills in teaching.
Editorial Reviews
"Problem Gambling in Canada gives a solid grounding on the subject with copious studies and statistics...provides a very thorough treatment of the prevalence of gambling."
--The Interim
"This is [Tepperman's] third book on the subject, and the most comprehensive. It is a huge topic, and Tepperman and his co-author, Kristy Wanner, tackle many facets of it in some detail." --Winnipeg Free Press
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