At Odds Gambling and Canadians 1919 1969 1st Edition by Suzanne Morton ISBN 978-0802084415 0802084419
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ISBN 10: 0802084419
ISBN 13: 978-0802084415
Author: Suzanne Morton
The lines at corner stores and ticket kiosks grow as cash jackpots reach record amounts. In the mall, one walks around a car parked in the aisle – the prize in local service club’s draw. Television commercials inform viewers that they can win big prizes with specially marked boxes of a product or that they can escape from their daily routine with a visit to the local casino. Even banks present us with sweepstake enticements urging us to switch to self-service or to take out larger consumer loans. Meanwhile, newspapers advertise a large number of commercial bingo halls offering games
Table of contents:
Part One: Critics and Gamblers
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Chapter One: The Critics’ Views, 1919–1969: The Economic, Moral, and Social Costs of Gambling
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Chapter Two: For Richer, for Poorer: Gambling, 1919–1945
Part Two: Masculine, Feminine, Other
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Chapter Three: Gambling, Respectable Masculinity, and Male Sporting Culture
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Chapter Four: Bingo, Women, and the Critics
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Chapter Five: Gambling ‘Others’: Race, Ethnicity, and Religion
Part Three: Reaction and Reform, 1945–1969
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Chapter Six: Professional Gambling and Organized Crime under Scrutiny
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Illustrations
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Chapter Seven: Redefining the Public Interest: Gambling, Charity, and the Welfare State
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