Off-Track and Online
Author: Holly Kruse
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 2016-04
Total Pages: 213
ISBN-13: 0262034417
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHolly Kruse explores how horse racing has used media over the last several decades, arguing that examining the history and context of horse racing and gambling gives us a clearer understanding of the development of data networks, media complexes, public entertainment, and media publics. She describes an enormous industry that depends on global information and communication flows made possible by a network linking racetracks, homes, off-track betting, farms, and auction sites.