1.2 Increase familiarity with your topic

You have been set the following assignment question:

Discuss whether the practice of offering inducements to encourage people to gamble is ethical. Use at least two ethical theories to support your discussion.

Do some preliminary research of your set topic by familiarising yourself with your lecture notes, relevant chapters in your textbook and any background reading recommended by your lecturer or tutor.

For this assignment, your lecturer has set the following background reading:

Beauchamp, T. L. & Bowie, N. E. (2004). Ethical theory and business. 7th ed. New York: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Davidson, D. Kirk. (1996). Gambling in America. In D. Kirk Davidson. Selling sin: the marketing of socially unacceptable products (pp. 67-88). Westport, Conn.: Quorum Books.
Hing, N. (2001). Changing the odds: A study of corporate principles and practices in addressing problem gambling. Journal of Business Ethics, 33(2), 115-144.
Productivity Commission. (1999). Australia's Gambling Industries (Report No 10). Retrieved September 8, 2005, from http://www.pc.gov.au/projects/inquiry/gambling/docs/finalreport.

How do you obtain these information sources?