Posts Tagged ‘ Exploitation ’

Gambling or Gaming, Entertainment or Exploitation?

February 3rd, 2010
posted by admin 3:09 AM

The history of gambling is quite a storied one. Despite the evolution of this popular pastime, gambling isn’t always viewed as socially acceptable. The effects of gambling can be far reaching. Known as ‘gaming’ for around 265 years before the term ‘gambling’ was introduced, the entertainment value of the many types of wagering money or property continues to grow. Back in 1994, the UK government approved a National Lottery, which helped to make gambling seem more mainstream to [[Read More This Post..]]

Women and Poker Part Ii: the Exploitation of the Female Form

January 14th, 2010
posted by admin 8:37 PM

Some of the main hubs of poker are also the most sexualized cities in the United States, name New Orleans and then later Las Vegas. These cities are absolutely oozing with sex, and although this paper is not trying to make a moralistic argument decrying these wild cities’ lifestyles, much of these images have stuck to the game of poker itself. Perhaps this phenomenon would not be so bad if it played out evenly between the two sexes, but all one sees is the portrayal of partially disrobed [[Read More This Post..]]