Gambling on the future : video lottery terminals and social change in rural Newfoundland
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 sud...
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ftmemorialuniv:oai:research.library.mun.ca:1292 2024-09-15T18:19:55+00:00 Gambling on the future : video lottery terminals and social change in rural Newfoundland Davis, Reade 2000 application/pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/1292/ https://research.library.mun.ca/1292/1/Davis_Reade.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/1292/3/Davis_Reade.pdf en eng Memorial University of Newfoundland https://research.library.mun.ca/1292/1/Davis_Reade.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/1292/3/Davis_Reade.pdf Davis, Reade <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Davis=3AReade=3A=3A.html> (2000) Gambling on the future : video lottery terminals and social change in rural Newfoundland. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland. thesis_license Thesis NonPeerReviewed 2000 ftmemorialuniv 2024-07-10T03:16:00Z 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. Thesis Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Research Repository |
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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. |
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Gambling on the future : video lottery terminals and social change in rural Newfoundland |
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https://research.library.mun.ca/1292/1/Davis_Reade.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/1292/3/Davis_Reade.pdf Davis, Reade <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Davis=3AReade=3A=3A.html> (2000) Gambling on the future : video lottery terminals and social change in rural Newfoundland. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland. |
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