Poker machines and their creation of harm, while governments pretend interest in harm prevention

from Think Again · host Jacques and Jennifer

This program continues the teme of 'sociogeneic' and governogenic' mental illness - with addiction being generated by the design, proliferation and regulation of high-intensity poker machines for private profit and government revenue.Refs:Borrell, J. (2008) Understanding problem gambling: the interaction of personal and stuctural processes. Germany: VDM Verlag.Costello, T. & Millar, R. (2000) Wanna bet?: Winners and losers in gambling's luck myth. NSW: Allen & Unwin.

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