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1 online resource (vi, 182 pages) : illustrations |
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The casino resort solution to Mississippi's problems : an introduction / Denise von Herrmann -- Mississippi's oldest pastime / Deanne Stephens Nuwer and Greg O'Brien -- Mississippi : the politics of casino gambling / Michael Nelson and John Lyman Mason -- Racial politics of casino gaming in the Delta : the case of Tunica County / Sharon Wright Austin and Richard T. Middleton IV -- Were casinos a solution for state economic growth? / Denise von Herrmann -- The impact of casino gambling on municipal revenue, expenditures, and fiscal health / Edward J. Clynch, Douglas G. Feig, and James B. Kaatz -- The financial implications of casino gaming on state and local education policy in Mississippi / Rodney E. Stanley -- A day in the night of a casino worker : shift work culture of Mississippi dockside gaming employees / Dena C. Wittmann -- Casinos, crime, and the costs of criminal justice / Richards Davis -- The future of the casino resort industry in Mississippi / Brian Richard |
| Summary |
After the devastation Hurricane Katrina wrought on Mississippi's Gulf Coast casinos, media nationwide reported the loss in revenue the state was bound to suffer. From just those casinos shut down or destroyed by the storm, 500,000 in tax revenue had poured into Mississippi's coffers every day. Biloxi, Bay St. Louis, Gulfport, Greenville, Lula, Natchez, Tunica, and Vicksburg-destinations once known for hanging moss, antebellum homes, or seaside fun are now also sought out for casino gambling. The phenomenal growth of the Mississippi casino resort industry has attracted substantial interest from |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Casinos -- Mississippi
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Gambling -- Mississippi
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Park & Recreation Management.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
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Casinos
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Gambling
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Mississippi
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Von Herrmann, Denise, 1962- author.
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| LC no. |
2005020425 |
| ISBN |
9781604736601 |
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1604736607 |
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1578067901 |
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9781578067909 |
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1283193388 |
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9781283193382 |
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9786613193384 |
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6613193380 |
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