The Global Gambling Industry : Structures, Tactics, and Networks of Impact

The gambling industry’s corporate structure in a partially liberalised market -- State-owned gambling operation in global competitive environment -- The establishment and strategies of gambling providers in French-speaking Africa: the case of Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) -- Where does the gambling surplus come from? Outline of a theory of asymmetric market -- The framing of gambling and the commercial determinants of harm: Challenges for regulation in the UK.-Meta-analysis of self-regulation discourses in gambling through the sociological theory of social fields -- They say ‘easy’ money telling you to predict the games: An interview study with sports bettors in Lilongwe, Malawi -- Gambling is how nonpower feels: Ozark and the art of American neo-lberalis -- A wealthy marriage? The politics and economics of sports betting in Poland -- The role and influence of test houses in gambling regulation and markets -- Are EGM policy changes for consumer protection or generating greater tax revenue for the government in Northern Territory, Australia -- Ways industry pursues influence with policy-makers -- Which ends justify the means? Justifying national restrictions to the free movement of gambling services in the European Union -- Channelings gambling: The case of Norway -- Gambling in India: Industry, social issues, and future directions -- Aligning the dice between past trials and future goals: The complexities and idiosyncrasies involving current commercial gambling regulation in Brazil.