Two fat ladies at the seaside: gambling in working class holidays 1920-1970
(2011)
Book Chapter
Downs, C. (2011). Two fat ladies at the seaside: gambling in working class holidays 1920-1970. In R. Snape, & D. Smith (Eds.), Recording Leisure Lives: Holidays and Tourism in 20th Century Britain (51-73). Leisure Studies
Gambling was a popular and pervasive leisure pursuit long before it was legalised in January 1961. The most prevalent forms of gambling amongst the working classes were the football pools, illegal off-course cash betting and greyhound racing; all of... Read More about Two fat ladies at the seaside: gambling in working class holidays 1920-1970.