GAMES & ACTIVITIES

In succinct and engrossing chapters, George explores issues of community, race, politics, and the scandals that sprang up along the way, discovering how "playing the numbersgrew from a state-proclaimed crime to an encouraged legal activity.

Academics with an interest in the intersection of philosophy, psychoanalysis, and popular culture forms and video gamers with an interest in thinking about the implications of gaming will enjoy this volume.

Students and teachers of media studies will enjoy this compelling volume.