At Odds

Gambling and Canadians, 1919-1969

Suzanne Morton

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English

University of Toronto Press
15 December 2003

History of the Americas; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Social & cultural history; Illness & addiction: social aspects; Licensing, gaming & club law

Series: Heritage

Using a rich variety of historical sources, Suzanne Morton traces the history of gambling regulation in five Canadian provinces

Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, and B.C.

from the First World War to the federal legalization in 1969. This regulatory legislation, designed to control gambling, ended a long period of paradox and pretence during which gambling was common, but still illegal.

Morton skilfully shows the relationship between gambling and the wider social mores of the time, as evinced by labour, governance, and the regulation of 'vice.' Her focus on the ways in which race, class, and gender structured the meaning of gambling underpins and illuminates the historical data she presents. She shows, for example, as ""Old Canada"" (the Protestant, Anglo-Celtic establishment) declined in influence, gambling took on a less deviant connotation

a process that continued as charity became secularized and gambling became a lucrative fundraising activity eventually linked to the welfare state.

At Odds is the first Canadian historical examination of gambling, a complex topic which is still met by moral ambivalence, legal proscription, and volatile opinion. This highly original study will be of interest to the undergraduate history or social science student, but will also hold the attention of a more general reader.

By: Suzanne Morton
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 400g
ISBN: 9780802084415
ISBN 10: 0802084419
Series: Heritage
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 15 December 2003
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Suzanne Morton taught Canadian history at McGill University between 1992 and 2025, specializing in gender, the state, and Atlantic Canada.

Reviews for At Odds: Gambling and Canadians, 1919-1969

'... solidly researched, well-written and effectively argued...provides the meat necessary to satisfy scholarly readers as well as the trimmings to entice general readers.' --Carolyn Strange, Centre of Criminology, University of Toronto