"Gambling permeated the daily lives of eighteenth-century Britons of all classes. This book explicates the relationship between the rampant gambling in eighteenth-century England, the new forms of gambling-inspired capitalism that transformed British society, and novels that int…
This title takes an eye-opening look at the mathematics, history, and psychology of gambling to reveal the most widely held misconceptions about luck. It exposes the hazards of feeling lucky, and uses the mathematics of predictable outcomes to show when our chances of winning ar…
Guida completa sulla letteratura scientifica riguardante la diagnosi e il trattamento del gioco patologico. Hanno collaborato terapeuti e studiosi di fama, a livello internazionale, che hanno analizzato la questione dal loro punto di vista professionale. Fra gli argomenti citati…
Il libro raccoglie le più aggiornate teorie scientifiche sugli aspetti psicologici, neurologici ed economici del gioco d'azzardo. È un testo fondamentale per i ricercatori che intendono comprendere i meccanismi compulsivi alla base di ogni forma di dipendenza.
"Midbrain Mutiny examines different economic models of disordered gambling, using the frameworks of neuroeconomics (which analyzes decision making in the brain) and picoeconomics (which analyzes patterns of consumption behavior), and drawing on empirical evidence about behavior …
"This book explores the rise and increased acceptance of gambling in America, particularly the growth of the game of poker, as a means for examining changes to the American Dream and the risk society. Poker both critiques and reinterprets the myth of the American Dream, putting …
In 1979, Florida Seminoles opened the first tribally operated high-stakes bingo hall in Native North America. At the time, their annual budget stood at less than $2 million. By 2006, net income from gaming surpassed $600 million. This dramatic shift from poverty to relative econ…
Ethnography that looks at how the casinos run by the Florida Seminoles have affected the tribe's ideas about sovereignty and cultural distinctiveness.
