An Unsafe Bet?: The Dangerous Rise of Gambling and the Debate We Should Be Having

The dramatic and international expansion of gambling facilities in recent years has not just left policy makers and regulatory agencies struggling to keep up – health and social service professions are increasingly becoming aware of the insidious effects of gambling addiction on individuals and families. 

In An Unsafe Bet? The Dangerous Rise of Gambling and the Debate We Should Be Having, psychologist and addiction specialist Jim Orford brings together the evidence that gambling represents a danger to public health due to its inherent addiction potential. Orford reveals how this threat is being intentionally downplayed by government, the gambling industry, and others who have become complicit in gambling expansion without widespread public support. 

Illuminating and sure to be controversial, An Unsafe Bet? reveals the hand of the gambling industry, exposing the unseen costs of pervasive gambling to individuals, families and society at large.