TY - BOOK AU - Nelson,Michael AU - Mason,John Lyman ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - How the South joined the gambling nation: the politics of state policy innovation AV - HV6721.S68 N45 2007eb U1 - 363.4/2 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Baton Rouge PB - Louisiana State University Press KW - Gambling KW - Southern States KW - Government policy KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - 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; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2009; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10285372 ER -