Economic technologies : the liberalizing and governing of poker machine gambling consumption / by Richard Woolley

Adapts the concept of the 'technological zone' developed by Andrew Barry to the formation of club and hotel poker machine gambling consumption markets. Argues that these markets are socio-technical achievements based on the dispersal of technical devices throughout social space. Applies key theoretical elements of technological zones, including metrology, infrastructure and qualification, to poker machine gambling markets to shed light on their material basis. Argues that instituting material forms of technological government and commodity circulation simultaneously enables fast, continuous consumption, the micro-management of economic activity, and reduction in costs associated with innovation and entry into multiple markets. Suggests that the formation of a technological zone forges something of a separation from historical concerns about the probity and fairness of gambling business.

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