| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 159 pages) |
| Contents |
State and federal regulation of gambling -- Constitutional guidance, constraint and interpretation -- Media messages and back burner bias -- Public opinion on internet gambling -- A decade of debate and a decision in a day -- Interest group influence -- Laying down the law -- The courts weigh in -- The causes and consequences of constraint, momentum, and discretion |
| Summary |
In 'Taking Action on Internet Gambling', Russel K. Mayer uses the rise and fall of the Internet gambling industry to illustrate a new and comprehensive approach to understanding how public policy is made in the United States. Through an evidence-based argument, Mayer advances the CMD theory, which puts forth that different phases of policy are governed by three distinct political dynamics: constraint, momentum, and discretion |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Internet gambling -- Government policy -- United States
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Internet gambling -- Law and legislation -- United States
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GAMES -- Gambling -- General.
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Internet gambling -- Law and legislation
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2020738468 |
| ISBN |
9780739180662 |
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0739180665 |
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1306536545 |
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9781306536547 |
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