Project Gutenberg 2019-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 226 Rowntree, B. Seebohm (Benjamin Seebohm) 1871 1954 Rowntree, Seebohm Rowntree, Benjamin Seebohm 06009668 Betting & Gambling: A National Evil Betting and Gambling: A National Evil E-text prepared by Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Betting & Gambling: A National Evil" by B. Seebohm Rowntree is a critical examination of gambling practices in early 20th century Britain, reflecting societal views from the late 19th to early 20th century. The work discusses the pervasive nature of gambling, which has spread beyond the upper classes to affect all segments of society, leading to significant social, moral, and economic consequences. Rowntree aims to raise awareness about the detrimental effects of gambling, comparing it to other societal ills like alcohol and calling for organized efforts to combat this growing social issue. The opening of the publication sets the stage for this discussion by outlining the evolution of gambling in Britain, noting its transition from an elite pastime to a widespread epidemic across all classes. Rowntree emphasizes the lack of organized resistance to gambling despite its clearly established destructive consequences, which are likened to a "cancer" within the social fabric. Furthermore, he highlights the complicity of various societal elements, from bookmakers to lawmakers, in perpetuating this issue, while also touching on the role ignorance and lack of ethical considerations play in the public's response to gambling. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Gambling Great Britain -- Social life and customs HV Text Category: History - British Category: Sociology 494469 2025-07-23T13:09:07.709969 text/html 494089 2019-05-01T09:22:54 text/html 222662 2025-07-23T13:09:14.858879 application/epub+zip 226808 2025-07-23T13:09:09.000914 application/epub+zip 222961 2025-07-23T13:09:08.312891 application/epub+zip 372653 2025-07-23T13:09:19.334907 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330070 2025-07-23T13:09:14.222893 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326633 2022-09-26T23:20:29.990662 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424687 2025-07-23T13:09:06.863949 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 424695 2020-06-15T04:05:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18880 2025-07-23T13:09:19.477847 application/rdf+xml 9616 2025-07-23T13:09:08.422920 image/jpeg 1843 2025-07-23T13:09:08.368924 image/jpeg 157815 2020-06-15T04:05:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 198972 2019-05-01T10:31:57 application/octet-stream application/zip 199170 2025-07-23T13:09:07.748919 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia