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Lottery wars : case studies in Bible Belt politics, 1986-2005 / Randy Bobbitt.
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View onlineLippincott Library HG6126 .B63 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bobbitt, Randy, 1955-
- Series:
- Lexington studies in political communication
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lotteries--United States.
- Lotteries.
- Politics and government.
- Gambling--Government policy.
- Gambling.
- United States.
- Lotteries--United States--Case studies.
- Gambling--Government policy--Southern States.
- Southern States--Politics and government--1951-.
- Southern States.
- Southern States--Politics and government--1951---Case studies.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 218 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2007]
- Summary:
- Between 1986 and 2005, nearly every state in the Southeast grappled with one or more proposals for a state-run lottery. The political battles and marketing campaigns leading up to the decisions generated considerable public debate and media attention. Pro-lottery and anti-lottery groups executed costly and labor-intensive campaigns aimed at generating the involvement of the media, politicians, and voters. Using a variety of case studies, Lottery Wars examines those debates and campaigns from both theoretical and practical perspectives. Using thousands of media articles and government documents, in addition to dozens of interviews with politicians, religious leaders, and journalists who covered the campaigns, Bobbitt brings the research on state lotteries in the southeastern United States up to date. Accessible and journalistic in style, Lottery Wars is an ideal supplement to any political communication course.
- Contents:
- Pie in the sky
- Talking points
- Bible Belt politics : up close, personal, and in your face
- Florida, 1986 : trouble in paradise
- Georgia, 1992 : that 33 percent will beat you to death
- Alabama, 1999 : there is no plan B
- South Carolina, 2000 : the Confederate flag, video poker, and now this
- Tennessee, 2002 : hardball politics
- North Carolina, 2005 : the hole in the doughnut.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-203) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780739117378
- 0739117378
- 9780739117385
- 0739117386
- OCLC:
- 122261694
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