The present ethnographic research study has combined observation of gambling practices in commercial venues hosting slot machines, with interviews involving over 100 interlocutors undergoing rehabilitation for gambling disorder. The paper delves into a phenomenon which, in Italy, on one hand, has gone through processes of normalization as a recreational consumer product as many others, and on the other hand, risks placing the burden of addiction-related problems solely on single individuals. Exploring their experiences, it has been possible to reveal the contradictions and ambiguities of a market offering increasingly engaging products, for which individuals are expected to demonstrate the ability to ‘gamble responsibly’, while restraining themselves within difficult-to-define thresholds.
University of Siena, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0003-0744-1127
Chapter Title
‘Esperienze d’azzardo’: un approccio etnografico allo studio del gambling
Authors
Filippo Lenzi Grillini
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0444-6.06
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2024
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Book Title
Il gioco d’azzardo: una prospettiva multidisciplinare
Book Subtitle
Atti del convegno tenutosi presso il Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza dell’Università degli Studi di Siena il 1° dicembre 2023
Editors
Mario Perini
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
246
Publication Year
2024
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© 2024 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press, USiena Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0444-6
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0443-9
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0444-6
eISBN (epub)
979-12-215-0445-3
Series Title
Strumenti del Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza di Siena