Gambling and Speculation takes the long, historic perspective of its controversial subject. The book offers not only a better understanding of the recent "gambling craze," but also a fundamental inquiry into human nature and the structure of societies. The Brenners argue that the negative image of gamblers and of speculators stems from prejudice, whose roots are in the distant, forgotten past. Legal scholars have frequently confused gambling with speculation and the anti-gambling laws were, at times, erroneously interpreted ...
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Gambling and Speculation takes the long, historic perspective of its controversial subject. The book offers not only a better understanding of the recent "gambling craze," but also a fundamental inquiry into human nature and the structure of societies. The Brenners argue that the negative image of gamblers and of speculators stems from prejudice, whose roots are in the distant, forgotten past. Legal scholars have frequently confused gambling with speculation and the anti-gambling laws were, at times, erroneously interpreted as implying the prohibitions of contracts in futures and insurance markets. One consequence of all this confusion was that during this century both in the United States and England, the legislation and law on betting and gambling became ambiguous. The authors touch on this issue and make policy recommendations: to abolish restrictions on the industry, diminish the states' role in selling lotteries, and, at the same time, make legal distinctions capable of helping the tiny percentage of players who might be "addicted."
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Add this copy of Gambling and Speculation: a Theory, a History, and a to cart. $75.00, very good condition, Sold by Mainly Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Silverdale, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1990 by Cambridge University Press.
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Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 0521381800. Hardcover with dustjacket, book is in excellent condition, a small beige label-ghost on the first blank page is the only remarkable flaw, the jacket has rubbing to the glossy surface but no chips, tears or other remarkable flaws and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "offers not only a better understanding of the modern 'gambling craze, ' but also an inquiry into human nature and the structure of societies, " includes bibliographies; 286 pages.
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Good in Good jacket. Size: 9x6x1; Minor rubbing of Dust Jacket (DJ). Head and foot DJ shelf wear. Closed tears DJ spine. Clean pages. No marks or highlighting noted inside of book. 286 pages.
