casinoization

English

Etymology

From casino +‎ -ization.

Noun

casinoization (uncountable)

1. The process of turning something into a casino, or introducing elements akin to casino gambling.
   • 1990, Southern Social Studies Journal:

     Have we witnessed the "casinoization" of Wall Street with its emphasis on short-term returns on investments?

   • 2006, Rosemary Geisdorfer Feal, Profession 2006, page 200:

     But for many less-well-off writers, such fees have moved out of range. It is difficult to know what is lost through this rapid casinoization of the literary marketplace, but I suspect a substantial degree of diversity of voice and perspective has gone missing.

   • 2019, Kate Bedford, Bingo Capitalism:

     Rather, the casinoization of gambling debates under New Labour reflected and reinforced a significant reorientation in political economic approach, involving the unabashed celebration of corporate leisure spectacles […]

   • 2023 July 5, Tang In Lao, Jianhua Xu, “How Casinoization Affects the Police in Macao”, in Asian Journal of Law and Society‎^[1], volume 11, number 1, page 3:

     The concept of casinoization refers to social, economic, cultural, and political consequences of the booming gambling industry in a specific society.