Gambling on the Edge in Alberta

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harold J. Wynne
Keyword(s):  
Internet Gambling ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Foreseeable Future ◽  
Charitable Organizations ◽  
Good Works ◽  
Video Lottery Terminal ◽  
Video Lottery

Alberta is Canada's gambling hotbed. In this article, the author explores the preoccupation of Albertans with this form of entertainment and discusses recent events related to gambling in this province. These include the divisive community video lottery terminal (VLT) debate, hotel operators lobbying for gambling expansion, the government's role in Internet gambling and the increasing reliance of charities on gambling revenues. The author concludes by forecasting four "gambling megatrends" based on experiences from this bellwether province: gambling in Canada will continue to expand in the foreseeable future; a high-tech gambling future will include Internet gambling in the home; special "gaming rooms" and "mini-casinos" will appear in hotels and convention centres; and charitable organizations will increasingly depend on gambling revenues for their good works.

scholarly journals From “Power of the Worthy” to “Power of the Popular”: Splendors and Miseries of Meritocracy in a New Technological Era

2021 ◽  
Vol 103 (4) ◽  
pp. 100-114
Author(s):  
D. A. Davydov
Keyword(s):  
Social Intelligence ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Foreseeable Future ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Political Journalism ◽  
Capitalist World ◽  
Opening Up

The article is devoted to the study of the phenomenon of meri tocracy, which arouses considerable interest today both in political journalism and academia. The article shows that meritocracy has largely become the ideo logy of modern neoliberal elites, and therefore often serves as a cover for the actual plutocracy. Although the framework of cognitive capitalism witnesses a certain movement towards meritocratic principles of the formation of elites, it simultaneously prepares ground for the emergence of a kind of “trap of meritocracy”, when, for a number of reasons, the layer of “educated and talented” turns into a hereditary caste. At the same time, according to the author, the future hardly belongs to meritocrats, no matter how well they fit into the realities of the high-tech economy. New developments in artificial intelligence are jeopardizing many forms of intellectual work, leading to a cut-throat competition for a decreasing number of high-paying jobs. In turn, the bourgeois world of labor is being replaced by a post-capitalist world of idleness and creativity as the production of intangible goods. The rapid development of social media makes emotional and social intelligence, as well as the ability to achieve popularity and influence through media activities, increasingly important. In other words, modern technology makes life difficult for cognitive elites, while opening up enormous opportunities for very different social groups. In this regard, the author puts forward a hypothesis according to which popularity will become a key criterion for the formation of elites in the foreseeable future rather than merit. Postcapitalist personocracy will gradually replace bourgeois meritocracy, which, however, does not exclude the possibility of the preservation of the myth of meritocracy, implying that those who can skillfully attract attention will be assigned various merits.

The effects of acute doses of nicotine on video lottery terminal gambling in daily smokers

2011 ◽  
Vol 220 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel S. McGrath ◽  
Sean P. Barrett ◽  
Sherry H. Stewart ◽  
Evan A. Schmid
Keyword(s):  
Video Lottery Terminal ◽  
Video Lottery

scholarly journals Opportunities for Video Lottery Terminal Gambling in Montréal

2005 ◽  
Vol 96 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason A. Gilliland ◽  
Nancy A. Ross
Keyword(s):  
Video Lottery Terminal ◽  
Video Lottery

Heart Rate Increase to Alcohol Administration and Video Lottery Terminal (VLT) Play Among Regular VLT Players.

2005 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sherry H. Stewart ◽  
Pamela Collins ◽  
James R. Blackburn ◽  
Mike Ellery ◽  
Raymond M. Klein
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Rate Increase ◽  
Heart Rate Increase ◽  
Alcohol Administration ◽  
Video Lottery Terminal ◽  
Video Lottery
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