TY  - BOOK
AU  - Harvey,Peter
TI  - Gambling, society and the evolution of risk-taking
T2  - Safety and Risk in Society
SN  - 9781634638159
AV  - HV6713 
U1  - 306.4/82 23
PY  - 2015///]
CY  - New York
PB  - Nova Publishers
KW  - Gambling
KW  - Research
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Risk-taking (Psychology)
KW  - Jeux de hasard
KW  - Recherche
KW  - Aspect social
KW  - Prise de risque
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE
KW  - Public Policy
KW  - Cultural Policy
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE
KW  - Anthropology
KW  - Cultural
KW  - Popular Culture
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Foreword / Senator Nick Xenophon -- Acknowledgements -- Background -- Lessons from initiatives in problem gambling treatment and research -- Fear and loathing in Las Vegas now : a wider perspective on the gambling world -- Capital and craving : market capitalism and the burgeoning gambling industry -- The complex phenomenon of disordered gambling -- The life impact of problem gambling : an individual case study of recovery -- Assessing the prevalence of problematic gambling -- Service developments in the treatment of gambling disorder -- Harm creation and mitigation : the emerging business of gambling addiction -- Historical context of a state-wide gambling therapy service -- Naltrexone in the treatment of gambling disorders -- Gambling in aboriginal communities -- The rural context -- Efficacy of cognitive and exposure therapy in the treatment of gambling disorder -- Modelling longitudinal outcomes of a treatment program -- Adapting self-management principles in relapse prevention in gambling -- On-line gambling and the emergence of new consumers of gambling products -- Fiddling while Rome burns -- The 2014 European association for the study of gambling conference -- Index
N2  - Gambling is emerging as a major industry around the world at a time when many of the more traditional economic pursuits are becoming less productive, but while the burgeoning gambling industry is certainly profitable and provides good investment opportunities and economic benefits for business and communities alike, it is timely that we look more closely at the overall benefits and costs of this phenomenon in modern society. In this book about the modern gambling business, a motif of the Colorado River and the Boulder/Hoover Dam is explored in the opening section, likening the benefits and ris
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