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Title	Gambling on the future - video lottery terminals and social change in rural Newfoundland
Author	Davis, Reade, 1974-
Description	Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2000. Anthropology
Date	2000
Pagination	xv, 313 leaves
Subject	Video lottery terminals--Social aspects--Newfoundland and Labrador
Degree	M.A.
Degree Grantor	Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dept. of Anthropology
Discipline	Anthropology
Language	Eng
Spatial Coverage	Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador
Temporal Coverage	1990-1994 1993-2002 20th Century
Notes	Bibliography: leaves 294-310
Abstract	This thesis explores the roles played by video lottery terminals (VLTs) in the lives of twenty- five regular gamblers living in a rural, fishery-dependent region of eastern Newfoundland. The introduction of VLTs into these communities occurred during a particularly dynamic historical period. The sudden availability of electronic gambling machines in clubs throughout the province during the early 1990s coincided closely with the federal government's declaration of a moratorium on the fishery for northern cod, the economic staple of the region. The restructuring of social and economic life that was induced by the fishery closure, and the resulting compensation programs, helped to create conditions in which the playing of VLTs assumed tremendous importance in the lives of certain area residents. These changes, in conjunction with a long history of economic dependency, stimulated the development of a distinct set of values which influenced the ways in which players learned to relate to each other, and to the machines.
Type	Text
Resource Type	Electronic thesis or dissertation
Format	Image/jpeg; Application/pdf
Source	Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries
Local Identifier	a1492372
Rights	The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission.
Collection	Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Scanning Status	Completed
PDF File	(44.47 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Davis_Reade.pdf
CONTENTdm file name	128604.cpd