Introduction

The anthropology of gambling includes the comparative analysis of gambling in cultures of the past and present as well as in-depth studies, based on participant observation, of gambling in particular settings. From an anthropological perspective gambling emerges as an exchange system connected with other reciprocal systems in society and as an activity sustained by cultural imagery and symbolic significances.

OnGambling.org is a web domain intended to provide facts and knowledge on gambling as well as information on gambling research. Currently, the OnGambling.org website presents anthropological research on gambling conducted by Associate Professor Per Binde at Göteborg University.