Lottery Wars Case Studies in Bible Belt Politics, 1986-2005

Name: Lottery Wars Case Studies in Bible Belt Politics, 1986-2005
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ISBN: 9780739117378

ISBN-10: 0739117378

ISBN-13: 9780739117378

Edition: 2007

Authors: Randy Bobbitt

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Randy Bobbitt examines the political debates and underlying communications strategies over proposed state lotteries that took place in the Southeastern United States between 1986 and 2005. Based on research from thousands of media articles, goverment documents, and interviews with politicians, religious leaders, and journalists,Lottery Wars brings the history of state lotteries and the persuasive strategies used to debate them up to date.

Book details

List price: $121.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Publication date: 6/7/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 230
Size: 6.26" wide x 9.42" long x 0.88" tall
Weight: 1.078
Language: English



Timeline of State Lotteries in the Southeast


Preface



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


Sources


Index


About the Author