{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"University of Minnesota Press","title":"Casino gaming in Macau","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/e49b247f\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3744,"description":"Identified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, contemporary Macau has metamorphosed into a surreal, hypermodern urban landscape augmented by massive casino megaresorts, including two of the world’s largest buildings. In Betting on Macau: Casino Capitalism and China’s Consumer Revolution, Tim Simpson uncovers various roots of the region’s radical transformation. Here, Simpson is joined in conversation with Cathryn H. Clayton. Access the transcript: https://share.transistor.fm/s/e49b247fTim Simpson is associate professor of communication at the University of Macau.Cathryn H. Clayton is associate professor and chair of the Asian studies program at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa.WORKS REFERENCED:David Schwartz / Suburban XanaduNatasha Dow Schüll / Addiction by DesignSusan Strange / Casino CapitalismCathryn H. Clayton / Sovereignty at the EdgePEOPLE REFERENCED:Sheldon AdelsonJohn Maynard KeynesDeng Xiaoping“A must-read for scholars and practitioners of urban planning and architecture, particularly those working in or studying urbanization in China.” —Miodrag MitrašinovićBetting on Macau: Casino Capitalism and China’s Consumer Revolution is available from University of Minnesota Press.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/fAwENHzmp9h_PaRnnj_lblPe4NxpUbbLPc46_lIefAU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84ZDM5/YzQwMzU5YTA2NTdh/MDAzOGFkZGNlNjk3/NTRjOC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}