At Odds : Gambling and Canadians, 1919-1969 /
Morton, Suzanne
At Odds : Gambling and Canadians, 1919-1969 / Suzanne Morton. - 1 online resource (296 p.) - Heritage .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part One: Critics and Gamblers -- 1. The Critics’ Views, 1919–1969: The Economic, Moral, and Social Costs of Gambling -- 2. For Richer, for Poorer: Gambling, 1919–1945 -- Part Two: Masculine, Feminine, Other -- 3. Gambling, Respectable Masculinity, and Male Sporting Culture -- 4. Bingo, Women, and the Critics -- 5. Gambling ‘Others’: Race, Ethnicity, and Religion -- Part Three: Reaction and Reform, 1945–1969 -- 6. Professional Gambling and Organized Crime under Scrutiny -- 7. Redefining the Public Interest: Gambling, Charity, and the Welfare State -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Illustration Credits -- Index
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Using a rich variety of historical sources, Suzanne Morton traces the history of gambling regulation in five Canadian provinces – Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, and B.C. – from the First World War to the federal legalization in 1969. This regulatory legislation, designed to control gambling, ended a long period of paradox and pretence during which gambling was common, but still illegal. Morton skilfully shows the relationship between gambling and the wider social mores of the time, as evinced by labour, governance, and the regulation of 'vice.' Her focus on the ways in which race, class, and gender structured the meaning of gambling underpins and illuminates the historical data she presents. She shows, for example, as "Old Canada" (the Protestant, Anglo-Celtic establishment) declined in influence, gambling took on a less deviant connotation – a process that continued as charity became secularized and gambling became a lucrative fundraising activity eventually linked to the welfare state. At Odds is the first Canadian historical examination of gambling, a complex topic which is still met by moral ambivalence, legal proscription, and volatile opinion. This highly original study will be of interest to the undergraduate history or social science student, but will also hold the attention of a more general reader.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781442621008
10.3138/9781442621008 doi
Gambling--Government policy--Canada.
Gambling--Moral and ethical aspects--History--Canada--20th century.
Gambling--Social aspects--History--Canada--20th century.
Gambling--History--Canada--20th century.
NON-CLASSIFIABLE.
HV6722.C3
363.4/2/0971
At Odds : Gambling and Canadians, 1919-1969 / Suzanne Morton. - 1 online resource (296 p.) - Heritage .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part One: Critics and Gamblers -- 1. The Critics’ Views, 1919–1969: The Economic, Moral, and Social Costs of Gambling -- 2. For Richer, for Poorer: Gambling, 1919–1945 -- Part Two: Masculine, Feminine, Other -- 3. Gambling, Respectable Masculinity, and Male Sporting Culture -- 4. Bingo, Women, and the Critics -- 5. Gambling ‘Others’: Race, Ethnicity, and Religion -- Part Three: Reaction and Reform, 1945–1969 -- 6. Professional Gambling and Organized Crime under Scrutiny -- 7. Redefining the Public Interest: Gambling, Charity, and the Welfare State -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Illustration Credits -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Using a rich variety of historical sources, Suzanne Morton traces the history of gambling regulation in five Canadian provinces – Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, and B.C. – from the First World War to the federal legalization in 1969. This regulatory legislation, designed to control gambling, ended a long period of paradox and pretence during which gambling was common, but still illegal. Morton skilfully shows the relationship between gambling and the wider social mores of the time, as evinced by labour, governance, and the regulation of 'vice.' Her focus on the ways in which race, class, and gender structured the meaning of gambling underpins and illuminates the historical data she presents. She shows, for example, as "Old Canada" (the Protestant, Anglo-Celtic establishment) declined in influence, gambling took on a less deviant connotation – a process that continued as charity became secularized and gambling became a lucrative fundraising activity eventually linked to the welfare state. At Odds is the first Canadian historical examination of gambling, a complex topic which is still met by moral ambivalence, legal proscription, and volatile opinion. This highly original study will be of interest to the undergraduate history or social science student, but will also hold the attention of a more general reader.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781442621008
10.3138/9781442621008 doi
Gambling--Government policy--Canada.
Gambling--Moral and ethical aspects--History--Canada--20th century.
Gambling--Social aspects--History--Canada--20th century.
Gambling--History--Canada--20th century.
NON-CLASSIFIABLE.
HV6722.C3
363.4/2/0971