This edited book draws on a cross-cultural and historical lens to theoretically and practically
analyse gambling regulations and the use of gambling revenue. It takes on a broad spectrum of
perspectives from the origin of the money to the regulators operators and beneficiaries of
gambling and looks at the interests networks and power relations involved.This
multidisciplinary collection elicits a shift in analysis shedding light on a broader societal
historical and economic view of gambling and gambling policies by its attention to implicit
networks of power influential legislation gambling provision and infrastructure.Gambling
Policies in European Welfare States will be of interest to students and scholars alike who are
seeking cross-national and interdisciplinary analyses of welfare politics sociology and
economics.
