Cassidy, Rebecca. 2000. Are all men equal on the turf and under it?’. Newsletter for the Society for the Study of Gambling, 34, pp. 13-20. [Article]

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This paper argues that one of the attractions of betting on racehorses is that it enables the negotiation of class differences. It describes betting as a source of images of social mobility and equality in contrast to the fixed nature of social relations in the racing industry. It takes to task the favourite saying of the racing fraternity, that, ‘all men are equal on the turf and under it’. It draws upon fieldwork spent with two groups of punters who can be found in any British betting ring: ‘mugs’ and professionals.

Item Type:	Article
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Anthropology
Dates:	Date Event 2000 Published
Item ID:	11725
Date Deposited:	15 Jun 2015 14:31
Last Modified:	16 Jun 2017 10:51
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/11725

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