An Unsafe Bet?: The Dangerous Rise of Gambling and the Debate We Should Be Having
Book Details
- Publisher : John Wiley
- Published : 2010
- Cover : Paperback
- Pages : 300
- Category :
Addictions - Catalogue No : 36539
- ISBN 13 : 9780470661208
- ISBN 10 : 0470661208
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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. This book aims to lay bare the extent of gambling and its effects on society, and exposes the dilemma for policy makers who are charged with protecting public health but also increasingly dependent on revenues earned from gambling.
About the Author(s)
Jim Orford is Emeritus Professor of Clinical and Community Psychology at the University of Birmingham. His books on addiction include Excessive Appetites: A Psychological View of Addictions and An Unsafe Bet?: The Dangerous Rise of Gambling and the Debate We Should Be Having.
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