Download or read book The Age of Chance written by Gerda Reith and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-08-05 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historical context: locates gambling in attitudes from Aristotle to present day Las Vegas Growing area of interest: here and in the US. Links to Social History, Anthropology and Consumption Studies Strong market potential in US and Far East Good US reviews (Steve Seidman, Univ New York, Albany); Norman Denzin, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Topical: recent surge of gambling in Britain with National Lottery; deregulation of gambling industry