Gambling Policies in European Welfare States Current Challenges and Future Prospects /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Egerer, Michael (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Marionneau, Virve (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Nikkinen, Janne (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Work and Welfare in Europe
• Subjects: Welfare state.; Social policy.; Social service.; Politics of the Welfare State.; Social Policy.; Comparative Social Policy.; Social Work and Community Development.

'This wide ranging and comprehensive volume for the first time situates the growing complexities of European gambling in their wider socio-economic context. Highly readable and engaging, the chapters explore important issues such as welfare and justice, ethics and competition, and the role of l...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction, Gambling Regulations and the Use of Gambling Revenues in European Welfare States; Janne Nikkinen, Michael Egerer, and Virve Marionneau
• Part I. Gambling for State-Run Welfare
• 2. Gambling for the State: The Collection and Redistribution of Gambling Proceeds in France; Virve Marionneau & Sébastian Berret
• 3. Italian Gambling Regulation: Justifications and Counter-Arguments; Sara Rolando & Alice Scavarda
• 4. Gambling Policies and Law in Austria; Stefan Storr & Daniela Bereiter
• 5. Gambling Regulation in Spain; Elisardo Becoña Lucía Becoña
• Part II. Gambling for Designated Purposes
• 6. Gambling and Doing Good? On the Relationship Between Gambling Regulations and Welfare Services in Germany; Kathrin Loer
• 7. Gambling Policies in Slovenia: Financing Tourism Infrastructure, Sports and Designated Non-Governmental Organisations; Tamara Besednjak Valič & Mirna Macur
• 8. State Lotteries in Europe: A Cross-National Comparison of How Lotteries are Controlled, Operated and Benefit Government, Private Industry and Civil Society; Lynn E. Gidluck
• 9. The DNA of Bingo: Charity and Online Bingo; Donal Casey
• Part III. Legislative Changes
• 10. Why Restrict? Seven Explanations for the Electronic Gambling Machines Monopoly in Norway; Anita Borch
• 11. The Future Swedish Gambling Market: Challenges in Law and Public Policies; Jenny Cisnerosm Örnberg & Jörgen Hettne
• 12. After the Storm: An Analaysis of Gambling Legislation in Poland and Its Effects; Łukasz Wieczorek & Michał Bujalski, - Part IV. Theoretical Perspectives
• 13. The Regulation of Gambling in Early Twenty-First Century Britain: Liberalisation and Its Consequences; Jim Orford,- 14. Conceptions of the Common Good; Johanna Järvinen-Tassopoulos & Risto Eräsaari. - 15. The Public Interest Approach to Gambling Policy and Research; Pekka Sulkunen
• 16. Conclusion: Contradictions in Promoting Gambling for Good Causes; Virve Marionneau, Janne Nikkinen & Michael Egerer.