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The Casino, Card and Betting Game Reader: Communities, Cultures and Play

Posted By: arundhati
Date: 30 May 2023 02:47:12
The Casino, Card and Betting Game Reader: Communities, Cultures and Play

Mark R. Johnson, "The Casino, Card and Betting Game Reader: Communities, Cultures and Play "
English | ISBN: 150134725X | 2021 | 512 pages | PDF | 19 MB

Casino games and traditional card games have rich and idiosyncratic histories, complex subcultures and player practices, and facilitate the flow of billions of dollars each year through casinos and card rooms, and between professional players and amateurs. They have nevertheless been overlooked by game scholars due to the negative ethical weight of “gambling” – with such games pathologized and labelled as deviance or mental illness, few look beyond to unpick the games, their players, and their communities.

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