Gambling as exchange: Horserace betting in London

International Gambling Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 139-149

  Cassidy, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthropology; Betting; Cross cultural; Culture; Europe; Horse racing

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960242683     PISSN: 14459795     EISSN: 14794276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14459795.2010.501085     Document Type: Article

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