At Odds: Gambling and Canadians, 1919-1969

by Suzanne Morton

Using a rich variety of historical sources, Suzanne Morton traces the history of gambling regulation in five Canadian provinces - Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, and B.C. - from the First World War to the federal legalization in 1969. This regulatory legislation, designed to control gambling, ended a long period of paradox and pretence during which gambling was common, but still illegal.

Morton skilfully shows the relationship...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802084419
• ISBN13: 9780802084415
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.9" x 10.2"