Submission Title
Presentation Type
Event
Location
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Florentine I
Start Date
31-5-2013 8:30 AM
End Date
31-5-2013 10:00 AM
Disciplines
Anthropology | Gaming and Casino Operations Management | International Business | Mental and Social Health | Psychology | Social and Cultural Anthropology | Sociology | Statistics and Probability
Abstract
Anthropologists study Lotto 6/49 as an experience.
Lévy-Bruhl tries to compare the magical beliefs of serious gamblers with the magical beliefs of individuals he refers to as the ‘‘primitives’’ (1924).
After that, Henslin studied the superstitions of St.Louis taxi drivers who play craps during their work breaks and compared them to Skinner’s pigeon (1967).
I wanted in my thesis to help anthropology to reconstruct lost knowledge regarding gambling and beliefs about magic in capitalist society.
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Gaming and Casino Operations Management Commons, International Business Commons, Mental and Social Health Commons, Psychology Commons, Social and Cultural Anthropology Commons, Sociology Commons, Statistics and Probability Commons
Session 4-1-D: The Experience of Lotto 6/49 and the Capacity to Trust: Elements for an Anthropology of Gambling
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Florentine I
Anthropologists study Lotto 6/49 as an experience.
Lévy-Bruhl tries to compare the magical beliefs of serious gamblers with the magical beliefs of individuals he refers to as the ‘‘primitives’’ (1924).
After that, Henslin studied the superstitions of St.Louis taxi drivers who play craps during their work breaks and compared them to Skinner’s pigeon (1967).
I wanted in my thesis to help anthropology to reconstruct lost knowledge regarding gambling and beliefs about magic in capitalist society.
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Moderator: Katherine Spilde
Session 4-1-D Culture, Operations, and Impacts
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