Gambling, Edwin Edwards, and Louisiana's political culture would prove to be a combustible mix. Bad Bet on the Bayou tells the story of what happened when the most corrupt industry came to our most corrupt state.
Bad Bet on the Bayou by"Tyler Bridges"
Louisiana is our most exotic state. It is religious and roguish, a place populated by Cajuns, Creoles, Rednecks, and Bible-thumpers. It is a state that loves good food, good music, and good times. Laissez les bons temps rouler -- let the good times roll -- is the unofficial motto. Louisiana is also excessively corrupt. In the 1990s, it plunged headlong into legalized gambling, authorizing more games of chance than any other state. Leading the charge was Governor Edwin Edwards, who for years had flaunted his fondness for cold cash and high-stakes gambling, and who had used his razor-sharp mind and catlike reflexes to stay one step ahead of the law. Gambling, Edwin Edwards, and Louisiana's political culture would prove to be a combustible mix. Bad Bet on the Bayou tells the story of what happened when the most corrupt industry came to our most corrupt state. It is a sweeping morality tale about commerce, politics, and what happens when the law catches up to our most basic human desires and frailties.
Bad Bet on the Bayou
By:"Tyler Bridges"
Published on 2002-05-15 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux
BOOKS ID : EbZ2GwAACAAJ
Ebook Title : Bad Bet on the Bayou
ETAG : P704QKdreis
ISBN_13 Code : 9780374528546
ISBN_10 Code : 0374528543
Book Print Type : BOOK
Rank : 1 for keyword gambling louisiana
Book Author :"Tyler Bridges"
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Book Pages Count : 432
Print Type : BOOK
Book's Categories :"History"
Books Language : en
Text to Speech Access : ALLOWED
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