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Bingo Capitalism - The Law and Political Economy of Everyday Gambling (Hardcover)
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Bingo Capitalism - The Law and Political Economy of Everyday Gambling (Hardcover)
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Casinos are often used by political economists, and popular
commentators, to think critically about capitalism. Bingo - an
equal chance numbers game played in many parts of the world - is
overlooked in these conversations about gambling and political
economy. Bingo Capitalism challenges that omission by asking what
bingo in England and Wales can teach us about capitalism and the
regulation of everyday gambling economies. The book draws on
official records of parliamentary debate, case law, regulations and
in-depth interviews with both bingo players and workers to offer
the first socio-legal account of this globally significant and
immensely popular pastime. It explores the legal and political
history of bingo and how gender shapes, and is shaped by, diverse
state rules on gambling. It also sheds light on the regulation of
workers, players, products, places, and technologies. In so doing
it adds a vital new dimension to accounts of UK gambling law and
regulation. Through Bingo Capitalism, Bedford makes a key
theoretical contribution to our understanding of the relationship
between gambling and political economy, showing the role of the
state in supporting and then eclipsing environments where gambling
played a key role as mutual aid. In centring the regulatory
entanglement between vernacular play forms, self-organised
membership activity, and corporate leisure experiences, she offers
a fresh vision of gambling law from the everyday perspective of
bingo.
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