An Unsafe Bet? - Orford, Jim
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Accessibly written and based on the latest research, this book tackles a key issue in contemporary society. Pulling no punches, addiction authority Jim Orford presents evidence that gambling represents a serious danger to public health due to its potential addictiveness. Exposing the insidious manner in which gambling has been cast as a business 'service' and gamblers as responsible 'consumers,' he argues that the government, the gambling industry and others who have become complicit in gambling expansion are downplaying a real danger. The result is a critical examination of current policy and…mehr

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Accessibly written and based on the latest research, this book tackles a key issue in contemporary society. Pulling no punches, addiction authority Jim Orford presents evidence that gambling represents a serious danger to public health due to its potential addictiveness. Exposing the insidious manner in which gambling has been cast as a business 'service' and gamblers as responsible 'consumers,' he argues that the government, the gambling industry and others who have become complicit in gambling expansion are downplaying a real danger. The result is a critical examination of current policy and suggestions for future policy.
An Unsafe Bet? The D angerous R ise of G ambling and the D ebate W e S hould B e H aving 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.

Lays bare the extent of gambling and its effects on society
Exposes the dilemma for policy makers, who are charged with protecting public health but also increasingly dependent on revenues earned from gambling
Written by Jim Orford, an internationally respected authority on the topic
International examples broaden the argument and reveal the global stakes involved
Autorenporträt
Jim Orford is Emeritus Professor of Clinical and Community Psychology at the University of Birmingham. He is the author of several books on addictions including Excessive Appetites (1985, 2001), Community Psychology (1992, 2008) and, with colleagues, Gambling and Problem Gambling in Britain (2003).