Paradoxes of Gambling Behaviour

by Willem A. Wagenaar

Why does a large proportion of the population engage in some form of gambling, although they know they are most likely to lose, and that the gambling industry makes huge profits? Do gamblers simply accept their losses as fate, or do they believe that they will be able to overcome the negative odds in some miraculous way? The paradox is complicated by the fact that those habitual gamblers who are most aware that systematic losses cannot be avoided,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138687219
• ISBN13: 9781138687219
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"