Betting the house: winners, losers and the politics of Canada's gambling obsession

Trama

Hutchinson explores every facet of Canada's growing obsession with gambling. He examines the psychology behind this obsession and covers the business interests pushing it, as well as the government's questionable role in it. Along the way he introduces the reader to fascinating characters he met.

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