Jackpot : how gambling conquered Britain / Rob Davies.
Publisher: London : Guardian Faber, 2022Description: vii, 376 pages.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781783352241.Subject(s): Gambling industry -- Great Britain -- History | Gambling -- Great Britain -- HistoryDDC classification: 338.47795 Subject: A brief history of gambling -- Advertising : hook, line and sinker -- Brainhacks, dark nudges and gambling by stealth -- VIPs : vulnerable impressionable punters -- The gamblification of football -- Addiction, 'affected otheers' and suicide -- The safety net : failures in regulation and treatment -- Playing politics : FOBTs and the lobbying game -- The House always wins : who got rich? -- New frontiers : what's next?Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 338.47795 DAV (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 019597 |
A brief history of gambling -- Advertising : hook, line and sinker -- Brainhacks, dark nudges and gambling by stealth -- VIPs : vulnerable impressionable punters -- The gamblification of football -- Addiction, 'affected otheers' and suicide -- The safety net : failures in regulation and treatment -- Playing politics : FOBTs and the lobbying game -- The House always wins : who got rich? -- New frontiers : what's next?