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LE Hoang Anh Thu
Department Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University College of Asia Pacific Studies Position Associate Professor |
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| Language | English |
| Publication Date | 2023/07 |
| Type | Research paper (Academic/Professional Journal) |
| Peer Review | Peer reviewed |
| Title | Life in numbers: Underground lottery game in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) |
| Contribution Type | First author |
| Journal | SOJOURN: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia |
| Journal Type | Another Country |
| Publisher | ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute |
| Volume, Issue, Page | 38(2),pp.168-194 |
| Total page number | 27 |
| Author and coauthor | Le Hoang Anh Thu (First author)
Le Hoang Ngoc Yen |
| Details | In the underground lottery game—an illegal albeit prevalent gambling activity in Vietnam—players bet on two- or three-digit numbers and win money if their numbers appear in the results of the official lotteries. The predominant Vietnamese perception of the game as a problem of the lower class reveals that the underclass is conceptualized as a group with several moral shortcomings that have led to its members’ underdevelopment. However, this study shows that the game is perceived by its players as a moral reward for their responsiveness to the spiritual world around them, and for their sensibility, experience and attentiveness to daily events and dreams. |
| DOI | 10.1355/sj38-2b |