How the South Joined the Gambling Nation: The Politics of State Policy Innovation Contributor(s): Nelson, Michael (Author), Mason, John Lyman (Author), Lowi, Theodore J. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0807132543 ISBN-13: 9780807132548 Publisher: LSU Press OUR PRICE: $33.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2007 Annotation: A national map of legalized gambling from 1963 would show one state, Nevada, with casino gambling, and no states with lotteries. Today's map shows eleven commercial casino states, most of them along the Mississippi River, forty-two states with state-owned lotteries, and racetrack betting, slot-machine parlors, charitable bingo, and Native American gambling halls flourishing throughout the nation. For the past twenty years, the South has wrestled with gambling issues. In How the South Joined the Gambling Nation, Michael Nelson and John Lyman Mason examine how modern southern state governments have decided whether to adopt or prohibit casinos and lotteries. |
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BISAC Categories: - Political Science | American Government - State - Political Science | Public Policy - General - Games & Activities | Gambling - General (see Also Self-help - Compulsive Behavior) |
Dewey: 363.42 |
LCCN: 2006036557 |
Physical Information: 0.98" H x 6.37" W x 8.99" (1.17 lbs) 280 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - South |
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Publisher Description: A national map of legalized gambling from 1963 would show one state, Nevada, with casino gambling and no states with lotteries. Today's map shows eleven commercial casino states, most of them along the Mississippi River, forty-two states with state-owned lotteries, and racetrack betting, slot-machine parlors, charitable bingo, and Native American gambling halls flourishing throughout the nation. For the past twenty years, the South has wrestled with gambling issues. In How the South Joined the Gambling Nation, Michael Nelson and John Lyman Mason examine how modern southern state governments have decided whether to adopt or prohibit casinos and lotteries. Nelson and Mason point out that although the South participated fully in past gambling eras, it is the last region to join the modern movement embracing legalized gambling. Despite the prevalence of wistful, romantic images of gambling on southern riverboats, the politically and religiously conservative ideology of the modern South makes it difficult for states to toss their chips into the pot. |