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9781138857995 1138857998 There has been a massive growth of gambling in the United States over the last 20 years. Not only do Americans now gamble more than ever before, but increasingly, they find gambling to be morally and socially acceptable. This book examines how the public discourse about gambling has changed and how these changes are tied to larger cultural shifts, showing how the cultural myth of the American Dream is directly tied to America's increased acceptance of gambling., This book explores the rise and increased acceptance of gambling in America, particularly the growth of the game of poker, as a means for examining changes to the American Dream and the risk society. Poker both critiques and reinterprets the myth of the American Dream, putting greater emphasis on the importance of luck and risk management while deemphasizing the importance of honesty and hard work. Duncan discusses the history of gambling in America, changes to the rhetoric surrounding gambling, the depiction of poker in the Wild West as portrayed in film, its recent rise in popularity on television, its current place in post-modern America on the internet, and future implications.
9781138857995 1138857998 There has been a massive growth of gambling in the United States over the last 20 years. Not only do Americans now gamble more than ever before, but increasingly, they find gambling to be morally and socially acceptable. This book examines how the public discourse about gambling has changed and how these changes are tied to larger cultural shifts, showing how the cultural myth of the American Dream is directly tied to America's increased acceptance of gambling., This book explores the rise and increased acceptance of gambling in America, particularly the growth of the game of poker, as a means for examining changes to the American Dream and the risk society. Poker both critiques and reinterprets the myth of the American Dream, putting greater emphasis on the importance of luck and risk management while deemphasizing the importance of honesty and hard work. Duncan discusses the history of gambling in America, changes to the rhetoric surrounding gambling, the depiction of poker in the Wild West as portrayed in film, its recent rise in popularity on television, its current place in post-modern America on the internet, and future implications.