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where the law lets you gamble your rent but not buy a beer with the winnings.
means a county that bans the retail sale of alcohol, even though the surrounding state allows it.
from a leftover of prohibition-era temperance laws from the 1900s-1930s that many counties, especially in the south, simply never repealed after the 21st amendment killed national prohibition in 1933.
still existdozens remain across the u.s. today
kentucky championhome to jack daniel's, moore county tn is dry
local option lawscounties vote themselves dry or wet
border economicsliquor stores cluster just past the county line
for instance
moore county tn — jack daniel's distillery sits in a dry county since 1909
lynchburg tennessee — tourists tour a distillery that cannot legally sell them a bottle onsite
rankin county ms — one of mississippi's many long-standing dry counties
kansas dry counties — several kansas counties still restrict liquor sales by vote