Gambling policies in European welfare states : current challenges and future prospects /: current challenges and future prospects. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Michael Egerer, Virve marionneau, Janne Nikkinen.
• Editors: Egerer, Michael; Marionneau, Virve; Nikkinen, Janne
• Contents: 1. Introduction, Gambling Regulations and the Use of Gambling Revenues in European Welfare States; Janne Nikkinen, Michael Egerer, and Virve Marionneau -- Part I. Gambling for State-Run Welfare -- 2. Gambling for the State: The Collection and Redistribution of Gambling Proceeds in France; Virve Marionneau & Sébastian Berret -- 3. Italian Gambling Regulation: Justifications and Counter-Arguments; Sara Rolando & Alice Scavarda -- 4. Gambling Policies and Law in Austria; Stefan Storr & Daniela Bereiter -- 5. Gambling Regulation in Spain; Elisardo Becoña Lucía Becoña -- Part II. Gambling for Designated Purposes -- 6. Gambling and Doing Good? On the Relationship Between Gambling Regulations and Welfare Services in Germany; Kathrin Loer -- 7. Gambling Policies in Slovenia: Financing Tourism Infrastructure, Sports and Designated Non-Governmental Organisations; Tamara Besednjak Valič & Mirna Macur -- 8. State Lotteries in Europe: A Cross-National Comparison of How Lotteries are Controlled, Operated and Benefit Government, Private Industry and Civil Society; Lynn E. Gidluck -- 9. The DNA of Bingo: Charity and Online Bingo; Donal Casey -- Part III. Legislative Changes -- 10. Why Restrict? Seven Explanations for the Electronic Gambling Machines Monopoly in Norway; Anita Borch -- 11. The Future Swedish Gambling Market: Challenges in Law and Public Policies; Jenny Cisnerosm Örnberg & Jörgen Hettne -- 12. After the Storm: An Analaysis of Gambling Legislation in Poland and Its Effects; Łukasz Wieczorek & Michał Bujalski, -- Part IV. Theoretical Perspectives -- 13. The Regulation of Gambling in Early Twenty-First Century Britain: Liberalisation and Its Consequences; Jim Orford, - 14. Conceptions of the Common Good; Johanna Järvinen-Tassopoulos & Risto Eräsaari. -- 15. The Public Interest Approach to Gambling Policy and Research; Pekka Sulkunen -- 16. Conclusion: Contradictions in Promoting Gambling for Good Causes; Virve Marionneau, Janne Nikkinen & Michael Egerer.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 364.1/72094; Social sciences; Gambling -- Government policy -- Europe; Gambling -- Law and legislation -- Europe; Welfare state -- Europe; Welfare state; Social policy; Social service; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology; Gambling -- Government policy; Political Science -- Public Policy -- Social Policy; Social Science -- Social Work; Political economy; Central government policies; Social work; Europe; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319906201; 3319906208
• Related ISBNs: 3319906194; 9783319906195
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