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Nelson, Michael, 1949-

How the South joined the gambling nation the politics of state policy innovation / [electronic resource] : Michael Nelson and John Lyman Mason ; with a foreword by Theodore J. Lowi. - Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c2007. - xiv, 263 p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-251) and index.

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.


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Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Gambling--Southern States.
Gambling--Government policy--Southern States.

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Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HV6721.S68 / N45 2007eb

Dewey Class. No.: 363.4/2