Global Gambling Industry

Structures, Tactics, and Networks of Impact

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

Av Janne Nikkinen, Virve Marionneau, Michael Egerer

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The collection of case studies maps the corporate and financial structures of global gambling companies, the tactics that these companies employ to secure profits, the impact they exert on other industry sectors, as well as perspectives on regulation. The articles in the book cover different geographical areas, gambling formats and perspectives into how the global gambling industry has emerged, expanded, and how it is maintained and regulated, in order to form a picture of the global political economy of gambling. The chapters are written by leading scholars on gambling law, social sciences and economy.Chapters [Chapter-No 3.] and [Chapter-No 6] are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

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Utgivningsdatum2022-03-22
Mått148 x 210 x 28 mm
Vikt398 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieGlücksspielforschung
Antal sidor286
FörlagSpringer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
ISBN9783658356347

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Dr. Janne Nikkinen is Docent and University Researcher at the University of Helsinki. His research interest related to gambling spans a range of issues, from regulatory and policy affairs to the prevention of gambling harm.Dr. Virve Marionneau is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Helsinki. Her research focuses on the political economy of gambling, gambling industry structures, regulations, and gambling harms.Dr. Michael Egerer is a University Researcher at the University of Helsinki. He studies the concept of addiction, gambling and its regulation, and is an expert in qualitative research methods.

The gambling industry’s corporate structure in a partially liberalised market.- State-owned gambling operation in global competitive environment.- The establishment and strategies of gambling providers in French-speaking Africa: the case of Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU).- Where does the gambling surplus come from? Outline of a theory of asymmetric market.- The framing of gambling and the commercial determinants of harm: Challenges for regulation in the UK.-Meta-analysis of self-regulation discourses in gambling through the sociological theory of social fields.- They say ‘easy’ money telling you to predict the games: An interview study with sports bettors in Lilongwe, Malawi.- Gambling is how nonpower feels: Ozark and the art of American neo-lberalis.- A wealthy marriage? The politics and economics of sports betting in Poland.- The role and influence of test houses in gambling regulation and markets.- Are EGM policy changes for consumer protection or generating greater tax revenue for the government in Northern Territory, Australia.- Ways industry pursues influence with policy-makers.- Which ends justify the means? Justifying national restrictions to the free movement of gambling services in the European Union.- Channelings gambling: The case of Norway.- Gambling in India: Industry, social issues, and future directions.- Aligning the dice between past trials and future goals: The complexities and idiosyncrasies involving current commercial gambling regulation in Brazil.