Illustrations

Tables

Preface

The Emergence of Gambling within a Historically Contingent Framework

Enabling and Constraining Factors that Influence Adoption
The Adoption Process
- Impetus for Adoption
- State Influences on Adoption
- Sociocultural Contexts of Adoption
- The Likelihood of Adoption and Participation
Methodology: The Comparative Historical Approach
Conclusions

Gambling for Profit in the Welfare Regimes

Welfare Regimes in Late Modernity
Casinos in the Welfare Regimes
Gaming Machines Outside Casinos in the Welfare Regimes
Lotteries in the Welfare Regimes
Governmentality: From Protection to Risk
Conclusions

Casinos in Australia, Canada, and the United States

Impetus for Casino Adoption
Global Factors
- National and Subnational Impetus
Intervening Social Factors Affecting Casino Adoption
- Religion
- Crime, Corruption, and Social Disorder
Likelihood of Adoption
- Motivation and the Likelihood of Adoption
- Mobilization and the Likelihood of Adoption
- Governance and the Likelihood of Adoption
Summary
Casinos in Australia, Canada, and the United States
- Australia
- Canada
- United States
- Aboriginal Groups
Summary
Conclusions

Lotteries and Gaming Machines in Australia, Canada, and the United States

Gambling as a Cultural Commodity
Cultural Differences among Australia, Canada, and the United States
- Shared Social Values and Legitimacy Building
Adoption of Lotteries in Australia, Canada, and the United States
- Lotteries in Australia
- Lotteries in Canada
- Lotteries in the United States
Summary
Gaming Machines Outside Casinos
Adoption of GMOCs in Australia, Canada, and the United States
- Gaming Machines Outside Casinos in Australia
- Gaming Machines Outside Casinos in Canada
- Gaming Machines Outside Casinos in the United States
Summary
Conclusions

Historical Contingency in Political Economic and Sociocultural Contexts

The Analytical Framework: Comparing Australia, Canada, and the United States

- Impetus to Adopt
- Welfare Regime/Polity/Degree of Centralization
- Access to the Polity
- The Sociocultural Contexts of Adoption
- The Likelihood of Adoption

Notes

Glossary

References

Index

About the Author

Kerry G.E. Chambers lectures in the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology at Dalhousie University.

Reviews

‘Gambling for Profit covers a lot of territory and gambling researchers will appreciate the breadth of sources comprising the cross-national analysis. The book is a valuable addition to the field of gambling studies.’
*Canadian Journal of Sociology, vol 37:01:2012*

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About the Author

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