Please gamble irresponsibility : the rise, fall and rise of sports gambling in Australia / Titus O'R...
Please gamble irresponsibility : the rise, fall and rise of sports gambling in Australia / Titus O'R...
Please gamble irresponsibility : the rise, fall and rise of sports gambling in Australia / Titus O'Reilly.
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Publisher
[Melbourne] : Michael Joseph, 2019.
[Melbourne, Victoria] : Penguin Random House Australia, 2019.
Date
2019.
Call Numbers
H 2019/4502 , G 2019/6073
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Language
English
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Physical content
279 pages ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction: A bit each way and every way -- Part I: First bets -- Part II: The wowsers strike back -- Part III: The law of unitended consequences -- Part IV: Governments go all in -- Part V: Risky business -- Part VI: The elephant in the TAB -- Conclusion: What are the odds?
Publication information
Publisher
[Melbourne] : Michael Joseph, 2019.
[Melbourne, Victoria] : Penguin Random House Australia, 2019.
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
2019.
2019.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
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Summary
Australians lose more money gambling than any other country. But how did we get here? In his inimitable, hilarious style, sports historian Titus O'Reily charts the rise, fall and rise of sport gambling in Australia. Please, Gamble Irresponsibly traces the history of gambling in Australia from horse racing in the colonial era, through the rise of SP...
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Please gamble irresponsibility : the rise, fall and rise of sports gambling in Australia / Titus O'Reilly.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-279)
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©2019.
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H 2019/4502 , G 2019/6073
Record Identifier
74VKa2VGgWed
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKa2VGgWed
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ISBN
9781760894245 paperback
1760894249 paperback
DDC
338.47795
MMS ID
991024276210302626
