Digital Gambling: Theorizing Gamble-Play Media (Routledge Studies In New Media And Cyberculture)

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 issues raised by computer-mediated gambling, while expanding our perspective on what media and gambling are. In particular, it critically analyses terrestrial, mobile and online slot machines, online poker and stock trading apps through a selection of case studies.

• | Author: César Albarrán-Torres
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Apr 06, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 244 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1138303852
• | ISBN-13: 9781138303850