{"product_id":"losing-streak-james-boyce-9781863959100","title":"Losing Streak: How Tasmania was gamed by the gambling industry","description":"\u003cp\u003eA jaw-dropping account of how one company came to own every poker machine in Tasmania - and the cost to democracy, the public purse and problem gamblers and their families.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe story begins with the toppling of a premier, and ends with David Walsh, the man behind MONA, taking an eccentric stand against pokie machines and the political status quo.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is a story of broken politics and back-room deals. It shows how giving one company the licence to all the poker machines in the most disadvantaged state in the country has led to several hundred million dollars of profits (mainly from problem gamblers) being diverted from public use, through a series of questionable and poorly understood deals. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLosing Streak\u003c\/em\u003e is a meticulous, compelling case study in governance failure, which has implications for pokies reform throughout Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Boyce\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1863959106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781863959100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Black Inc. Redback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/14\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.54d","brand":"James Boyce","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48175471755519,"sku":"9781863959100","price":16.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5899ddc9-b60a-4736-a2e2-0fdcac470da9.jpg?v=1771333941","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/losing-streak-james-boyce-9781863959100","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}