 | ISBN: 978-1-58826-293-6 $55.00 | |
| ISBN: 978-1-58826-268-4 $22.00 | ||
| 2004/240 pages/LC: 2004000802 | ||
Pierce and Miller present a multistate analysis of lottery and casino proposals to explain why states have—or have not—adopted various forms of gambling since 1966. Supplementing their research with case studies of Florida and Illinois, they provide insight into the process of policy diffusion, explore the symbolic threats associated with gambling, and assess the changing influence of religious and other interest groups. Gambling lost much of its stigma, the authors conclude, once state-run lotteries meant government was engaged in the "business of sin"—and citizen objections could no longer be heard over the din of interest-group lobbying.
"A broad-reaching, valuable and just plain interesting insight into the politics (and, inadvertently, the geography) of gambling in the USA."—Iain Hay, International Gambling Studies
"Provides both explanatory power and rich detail.... Gambling Politics [is] an important read for all students of the policy process."—Denise K. Von Herrmann, Perspectives on Politics
"An excellent synthesis of much of the public policy literature and its application to a specific policy area.... Highly recommended."—Choice