Jackpot
How Gambling Conquered Britain
Published on 17. February 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-1-78335-224-1 (ISBN)
Description
A striking expose of the insidious business practices that have generated enormous profits for the companies operating within the UK's gambling industry.
'A methodical, sensitive and occasionally harrowing polemic about the gambling industry . . . The book has echoes of Patrick Radden Keefe's award-winning Empire of Pain.'
SUNDAY TIMES
'A serious attempt to grapple with the extent of Britain's problem.'
THE SPECTATOR
'Persuasive.' FINANCIAL TIMES
'Fascinating.' IRISH TIMES
'Eye-opening.' TELEGRAPH
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716: the number of gambling logos displayed in a single Premier League football match
GBP421 MILLION: the salary of Bet365's CEO in 2020.
GBP14 BILLION: the annual losses incurred by British gamblers.
Over half of the population gambles in the UK every year. How did we get here? What keeps us hooked when the odds are so heavily stacked against us? And who are the real winners and losers?
Jackpot dives deep into gambling's seedy underbelly to answer these questions, and many more. From the first National Lottery draw in 1569 to the Wild West of today's online casinos, Guardian reporter Rob Davies follows the money to show who profits - and at what cost.
'A methodical, sensitive and occasionally harrowing polemic about the gambling industry . . . The book has echoes of Patrick Radden Keefe's award-winning Empire of Pain.'
SUNDAY TIMES
'A serious attempt to grapple with the extent of Britain's problem.'
THE SPECTATOR
'Persuasive.' FINANCIAL TIMES
'Fascinating.' IRISH TIMES
'Eye-opening.' TELEGRAPH
***
716: the number of gambling logos displayed in a single Premier League football match
GBP421 MILLION: the salary of Bet365's CEO in 2020.
GBP14 BILLION: the annual losses incurred by British gamblers.
Over half of the population gambles in the UK every year. How did we get here? What keeps us hooked when the odds are so heavily stacked against us? And who are the real winners and losers?
Jackpot dives deep into gambling's seedy underbelly to answer these questions, and many more. From the first National Lottery draw in 1569 to the Wild West of today's online casinos, Guardian reporter Rob Davies follows the money to show who profits - and at what cost.
More details
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
484 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78335-224-1 (9781783352241)
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Person
Rob Davies is an investigative reporter for the Guardian's business desk. He won a British Journalism Award in 2019 for his investigations into the gambling industry and government policy. Jackpot is his first book.
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