Lottery Wars

Case Studies in Bible Belt Politics, 1986-2005

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Lottery Wars

Case Studies in Bible Belt Politics, 1986-2005

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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 up-to-date the research on state lotteries in the Southeast United States. Accessible and journalistic in style, Lottery Wars is an ideal supplement to any political communication course.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Pie in the Sky
Chapter 2 Talking Points
Chapter 3 Bible Belt Politics: Up Close, Personal, and In Your Face
Chapter 4 Florida, 1986: Trouble in Paradise
Chapter 5 Georgia, 1992: That 33% Will Beat You to Death
Chapter 6 Alabama, 1999: There is No Plan B
Chapter 7 South Carolina, 2000: The Confederate Flag, Video Poker, and Now This
Chapter 8 Tennessee, 2002: Hardball Politics
Chapter 9 North Carolina, 2005: The Hole in the Doughnut

Product details

Published Jun 07 2007
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 230
ISBN 9780739117378
Imprint Lexington Books
Dimensions 239 x 159 mm
Series Bloomsbury Studies in Political Communication
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Randy Bobbitt

Randy Bobbitt is an independent researcher and hol…

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