Global Gambling

Sytze F. Kingma is Senior Lecturer at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the field of organizational space and technology.

• Introduction: Global Gambling Sytze F. Kingma Part 1: Gambling Backgrounds 1. A Question of Money? The Founding of Two Finnish Gambling Monopolies Riitta Matilainen 2. Into the Zone: Innovating in the Australian Poker Machine Industry Richard Woolley and Charles Livingstone 3. Gambling with Development: Comparing Casino Legalization in South Africa with Indian Gambling in California Jeffrey J. Sallaz Part 2: Gambling Scenes 4. Ethnography in a Casino: Social Dynamics at Blackjack Tables Richard A. Marksbury 5. Making Friends, Making Money: Macau's Traditional VIP Casino System Wuyi Wang and Peter Zabielskis 6. Dutch Casino Space: The Spatial Construction of Pleasure Sytze F. Kingma Part 3: Gambling Contexts 7. 'You Could Become a Millionaire': Truth, Deception, and Imagination in Gambling Advertising Per Binde 8. Balancing Rules: Gambling Consumption at Home Anita Borch 9. Subjects in a State: Cultural Economies of Gambling Fiona Nicoll

"Global Gambling: Cultural Perspectives on Gambling Organizations is a response to the global expansion of legalized gambling, and addresses gambling development and issues in diverse contexts. With its focus on the cultural aspects of global gambling forms - from sports betting households in Norway to casino gambling in Macau to EGM consumption in Australia - this collection draws upon disciplinary developments in sociology, anthropology, organizational and cultural studies, and social theory. It is a most welcome addition to the field of gambling studies, contributing much-needed analyses of the social and cultural significance of gambling activities and organizations in a burgeoning global field."James F. Cosgrave, Department of Sociology, Trent University, editor of The Sociology of Risk and Gambling Reader