Submission Title
Session Title
Session 4-1-D: Gambling’s Cultural and Popular Evolution
Presentation Type
Event
Location
The Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Start Date
10-6-2016 8:30 AM
End Date
10-6-2016 10:00 AM
Disciplines
Other Arts and Humanities | Other Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration | Sociology
Abstract
This presentation will explore the different and conflicting images of gambling and gamblers as reflected in more than 2000 years of art, literature, music, and film. Images of gambling range from sophistication to foolishness, while images of the gambler range from the glamour of James Bond to the buffonery of the Marx Brothers to the tragedy of Dostoevsky. The presentation will conclude with a discussion of the implications of these images for gambling research, awareness, treatment, and prevention.
Keywords
cultural images, Gambling, Gamblers, popular culture, public policy
Included in
Other Arts and Humanities Commons, Other Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration Commons, Sociology Commons
A Cultural History of Gambling
The Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
This presentation will explore the different and conflicting images of gambling and gamblers as reflected in more than 2000 years of art, literature, music, and film. Images of gambling range from sophistication to foolishness, while images of the gambler range from the glamour of James Bond to the buffonery of the Marx Brothers to the tragedy of Dostoevsky. The presentation will conclude with a discussion of the implications of these images for gambling research, awareness, treatment, and prevention.
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