CANA 1F91 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Expo 67, Risk Society, Gambling

• School: Brock University
• Department: Canadian Studies
• Course: CANA 1F91
• Professor: Maureen Connolly

Document Summary

How are gamblers, in turn, civilized as responsible citizens. An ethical theory that treats self-interest as the foundation of morality. Gambling was legalized in canada to pay off state debt. Used gambling to pay off the debt of expo 67. To pay off the old and potential debt. Gambling is canada(cid:495)s largest entertainment industry (cid:523)15 billion dollars a year=profit(cid:524) The government is the one who keeps all the profit. Plays on the great outdoors expression with using the great indoors. Play on words instead of gambling to gaming. People want to participate in games not gambling. Adds 2 million dollars every year in to the provincial budget. By controlling resources, by helping to define what the public good is the public can then contribute to the public good. Public wants to moralize this behaviour to ensure that it gives something back and acts in a good way. Prevents harms and emphasizes the provincial good.