No Dice: Gambling and Risk in Modern Culture

404 Inklings #12

by Nathan Charles

Risk is embedded in almost every corner of the popular culture we consume; its hidden exposure is a new version of disaster capitalism. No Dice explores the messy world of gambling, addiction and risk that we encounter daily, from childhood through adulthood, to ask - is it worth the risk? And more so, do we even know what risks we're taking?

Genres: Nonfiction

112 pages, Paperback

Published October 27, 2022

Reviews

[Sabine · Rating 3 out of 5]

interesting but lingers a little too long on certain topics while also staying a bit too surface level for others, but a good introduction into the concept of 'soft gambling'

[Theo Moore · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super accessible introduction to the notion of soft gambling and it’s integration in multiple aspects of contemporary, British culture. Highly recommended!

[rosie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This isn’t the kind of book I would usually pick up, if I’m going for non fiction, I tend to veer towards a biography from a celeb or a book about a certain theme I’m more interested in, but I’m really glad I picked this up. Nathan draws you in and covers a multitude of different types of gambling, some I wouldn’t have considered gambling before reading. Very interesting!

[Dannie Lynn Fountain · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75 rounded up
I’m really enjoying this Inklings series - this book was fascinating. I don’t think I’d ever considered the countless forms of “soft gambling” that exist in our lives. Definitely gave me a lot to think about.

[Andreas · Rating 3 out of 5]

(2.5) This one was honestly one of the more disappointing inklings books - gambling & soft gambling are interesting topics but I felt that it didn’t really tell me much new.