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<text id=90TT3492>
<title>
Dec. 31, 1990: American Notes:Gambling
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<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1990
Dec. 31, 1990 The Best Of '90
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<source>Time Magazine</source>
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NATION, Page 17
American Notes
GAMBLING
Betting on The Devil
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<p> Is Satan poised to invade the Bible Belt? Hell, yes, say
Baptist ministers along the Mississippi, where TV spots recently
carried the voice of a frantic mother begging for help from 911
to rescue her daughter from the evils of gambling. The source
of the Baptists' consternation is a growing movement to revive
riverboat casinos. They fear that the floating games will bring
bawdy music, painted women and public intoxication. On the other
side of this fire-and-brimstone debate are the chambers of
commerce of such Mississippi River towns as Natchez and
Vicksburg. They insist that legalizing games of chance on the
river would create jobs and attract tourists to one of the
nation's most depressed states.
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<p> So far, four Mississippi counties have rejected the floating
crap tables and roulette wheels; three have approved them. State
law gives each county its own option on whether to permit
gambling, just as it does with alcohol. In fact, gaming has been
readily available to Mississippians for years. Boats offering
"dinner cruises" regularly leave Gulfport and Biloxi bound for
international waters in the Gulf of Mexico. The slots and dice
usually roll long before the boats reach the 12-mile limit.
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