Bibliograph

American sweepstakes, how one small state bucked the Church, the Feds, and the Mob to usher in the lottery age, Kevin Flynn

Type

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American sweepstakes, how one small state bucked the Church, the Feds, and the Mob to usher in the lottery age, Kevin Flynn

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

American sweepstakes

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

906027868

Responsibility statement

Kevin Flynn

Sub title

how one small state bucked the Church, the Feds, and the Mob to usher in the lottery age

Summary

"Describes how Governor John King assembled an unlikely group of supporters--including a celebrated FBI agent and the staunchly conservative publisher of the state's leading newspaper--to establish the first state lottery in the nation, paving the way for what is today a $78 billion enterprise." --Jacket copy

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