An Unsafe Bet? The Dangerous Rise
of Gambling and the Debate
We Should Be
Having reveals how gambling represents a danger to
public health due to its inherent addiction potential, which is
being intentionally downplayed by the gambling industry and
governments.
* Lays bare the extent of gambling and its effects on
society
* Exposes the dilemma for policy makers, who are charged with
protecting public health but also increasingly dependent on
revenues earned from gambling
* Written by Jim Orford, an internationally respected authority
on the topic
* International examples broaden the argument and reveal the
global stakes involved
Tabla de materias
Preface.
Section I: Gambling is Growing.
1. The Extraordinary International Growth of Gambling.
2. The Rise of Gambling in Britain.
Section II: Gambling is Dangerous.
3. Gambling Addiction.
4. Modern Addiction Theory Applied to Gambling.
5. Does the Fault Lie in the Person or in the Product?
Section III: Gambling is Controversial.
6. Discourses of Gambling: Eleven Ways of Talking About the
Subject.
7. Public Attitudes Towards Gambling Are Negative.
8. The Costs and Benefits of Gambling for Society: A Hotly
Contested Subject.
Section IV: Gambling Expansion is Not Being
Challenged.
9. Governments Are Complicit in Supporting the Interests of the
Gambling Industry.
10. Trapped: The Disempowering Effects of Failure to Challenge
the Growth of Gambling.
11. Conclusions and Recommendations: The Debate We Should be
Having.
Sources.
References.
Index.
Sobre el autor
Jim Orford is Emeritus Professor of Clinical and Community Psychology at the University of Birmingham. He is the author of several books on addictions including Excessive Appetites (1985, 2001), Community Psychology (1992, 2008) and, with colleagues, Gambling and Problem Gambling in Britain (2003).
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