The bingo project: The regulation of bingo in England and Wales, Canada, Brazil and online in the European Union 2013-2017

Bedford, Katharine (2019). The bingo project: The regulation of bingo in England and Wales, Canada, Brazil and online in the European Union 2013-2017. [Data Collection]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive. 10.5255/UKDA-SN-852974

The project seeks to make a substantial contribution to debates about gambling and the regulation of speculation by researching bingo. Bingo is a markedly under-researched site, attracting a fraction of the attention given to casinos. However it is a globally significant and profitable gambling form, played in many countries and increasingly popular online. Bingo is also enmeshed with law and political economy in distinctive ways. It is a key site for charitable fundraising in many jurisdictions, and it is often associated with community and social welfare. This legal and social position, at the intersection of risk and welfare, poses significant challenges for regulators, and raises important questions about how the governance of speculation is related to concerns about social cohesion and non-profit activity. The proposed research will address those regulatory challenges, and provide answers to those key questions. Using four case studies of bingo regulation (England and Wales, Canada, Brazil, and online play offered to residents of EU countries), the research will provide a systematic account of how bingo is regulated, to ascertain the key legal and policy challenges involved, and to make recommendations to policymakers, the gambling industry, third-sector stakeholders, and academics.

Data description (abstract)

The data collection contains anonymised transcripts of interviews with people involved in land-based bingo in England and Wales, Brazil, and Canada, and within online bingo in the European Union. The interviews cover the way that rules were experienced. The collection also includes a survey of bingo industry insiders in England and Wales, on their priorities for law and policy change.

Data creators:
Creator Name Affiliation ORCID (as URL)
Bedford Katharine University of Birmingham http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9204-2352
Sponsors: Economic and Social Research Council
Grant reference: ES/J02385X/1
Topic classification: Law, crime and legal systems
Trade, industry and markets
Society and culture
Keywords: bingo, gambling, regulations
Project title: A Full House: Developing A New Socio-legal Theory of Global Gambling Regulation.
Grant holders: Katharine Bedford, Gerda Reith, Toni Williams, Donal Casey
Project dates:
FromTo
1 September 201331 August 2017
Date published: 07 Dec 2018 17:02
Last modified: 29 Aug 2019 15:59

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