How the South joined the gambling nation : the politics of state policy innovation / Michael Nelson and John Lyman Mason ; with a foreword by Theodore J. Lowi.
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| Language: | English |
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Baton Rouge :
Louisiana State University Press,
[2007], ©2007.
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 263 pages ; 24 cm |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- Introduction: the South joins the gambling nation
- Mississippi: casinos come south
- Georgia: politics and hope
- South Carolina: "we just luuuvv South Carolinians playing our lottery"
- Alabama: the governor, the churches, and the "sin legislator"
- Tennessee: "let the people decide"
- Arkansas: politics gets wacky
- Louisiana: the place where "gaming" isn't "gambling"
- Conclusion: why the South joined the gambling nation.