Digital Gambling: Theorizing Gamble-Play Media

by César Albarrán-Torres

Book Overview

This book develops the concept of "gamble-play media", describing how some gambling and gambling-like practices are increasingly mediated by digital technologies. Digital gambling brings gambling closer to the practices and features of videogames, as audio-visual simulations structure users' experiences. By studying digital gambling from media studies, videogame and cultural studies approaches, this book offers a new critical perspective on the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367591723
• ISBN13: 9780367591724
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"