Gambling and Globalization

Sociological Perspectives on ‘the House’ and ‘the Players’

Bibliographic Data

ID12912971
AuthorsBo J Bernhard (University of Nevada, Reno, corresponding author), Robert Futrell (0000-0002-2885-9103, University of Nevada, Reno), Andrew Harper (University of Nevada, Reno)
Year2009
Volume3
Issue4
Pages616-629
Publication date2009-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociology Compass (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1751-9020 • E-ISSN: 1751-9020
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1751-9020.2009.00211.x
OpenAlexW2153217082
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited16

In this article, we explore a few ways in which the age‐old impulse to gamble has evolved into a global force. We start out by critically summarizing historical and foundational thinking on gambling in society, and then move into contemporary perspectives on the gambling act. We then focus upon two important actors in these global stages: ‘the house’ (the businesses that profit from gambling) and ‘the players’ (the individuals who, for the most part, do not). These explorations highlight the ways in which the globalization of gambling has been characterized by homogenizing trends as well as resistance to homogenization forces

Economics · Epistemology · Globalization · Neoclassical economics · Political economy · Political science · Profit (economics · Social science · Sociology · Gambling Behavior and Treatments · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Law · Wine Industry and Tourism

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