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Chinn, Carl - Better Betting with a Decent Feller / A Social History of Bookmaking
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| Schrijver: | Chinn, Carl |
|---|---|
| Titel: | Better Betting with a Decent Feller / A Social History of Bookmaking |
| ISBN: | 9781845130091 |
| Uitgever: | Aurum |
| Bijzonderheid: | 2004, 380 pp, Gebonden, Conditie : Als nieuw, ongelezen, geen naam/aantekeningen/onderstrepingen |
| Prijs: | € 19,95 |
| Meer info | Today, branches of chains such as William Hill and Ladbrokes are familiar sights in high streets across Britain, and betting takes place on all sorts of events - from horse-racing to general elections, from football-match results to the likelihood of snow falling on Christmas Day. Yet until 1961 street bookmakers were illegal, and old prejudices are slow to fade away. A stigma is still attached to bookmaking, and for many people bookmakers remain a disreputable and shady lot. This book sets out to examine why this is the case. Social historian Carl Chinn was himself a bookmaker, like his father and grandfather before him, and therefore brings his own unique perspective to this lively and highly readable account of the profession's history, from its origins among the sharpsters who hoodwinked punters at racecourses, to the illegal street bookies who offered the working class a tantalising escape from poverty, to the growth of leisure empires such as Coral and William Hill post-legalisation, to gambling on the internet and betting on 'virtual' horse races. |
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