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"With the 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…
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1 edition- Other · English · 2009University of Toronto Press · 268 pages · 9780802096883
GamblingGovernment policyPolitique gouvernementaleAspect socialJeux de hasardGambling, government policyCanada, social policySocial aspects