Games Without Frontiers? Socio-historical Perspectives at the Gaming/Gambling Intersection

This open access book focuses on how and why digital games and gambling are increasingly intertwined and asks "does this matter?" Looking at how "loot boxes" became the poster child for the convergence of gambling and gaming, Wardle traces how we got here. She argues that the int...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Wardle, Heather, autor (autor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan 2021.
Edición:1st ed. 2021.
Colección:Springer eBooks.
Leisure Studies in a Global Era.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b45089875*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Chapter 2. The Gambling Permeation? Cultural, Social and Economic Intersections Between Games and Gambling
  • Chapter 3. When Games and Gambling Collide: Modern Examples and Controversies
  • Chapter 4. Challenging "Play"
  • Chapter 5. Concluding Remarks.