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Gambling, often referred to as "gaming", had 2003 revenues of $72.87 billion[1], and thrives in the United States. The term gambling has had many different meanings depending on the cultural and historical context in which it is used. ...
Many levels of government have authorized multiple forms of gambling: everything from bingo games in church basements, to multi-million dollar poker tournaments. The American Gaming Association breaks gambling down into the following categories[2]: The American Gaming Association (AGA) is a United States gaming industry association. ...
Proponents of gambling in the United States say it provides valuable tax revenue and job opportunities. Commercial casinos provided 356,312 jobs as of 2000[3], and yearly state tax revenue of $4.74 billion as of May, 2005.[4] Some community groups oppose gambling because they say it leads to corruption, compulsive gambling, and higher crime rates. A game of Texas holdem, the most popular form of poker, in progress. ...
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Charity gambling is the practice where typical gambling games such as bingo, roulette, lotto, slot machines, etc. ...
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Sports betting is the general activity of predicting sports results by making a wager on the outcome of a sporting event. ...
A lottery is a popular form of gambling which involves the drawing of lots for a prize. ...
Parimutuel betting (from the French language: pari mutuel, mutual betting) is a betting system in which all bets of a particular type are placed together in a pool; taxes and a house take are removed, and payoff odds are calculated by sharing the pool among all placed bets. ...
A tax is a financial charge or other levy imposed on an individual or a legal entity by a state or a functional equivalent of a state (for example, tribes, secessionist movements or revolutionary movements). ...
Compulsive gambling is an urge or addiction to gamble despite harmful negative consequences or a desire to stop. ...
Native American tribes have used legal protection (and reservation status) to open casinos. Online gambling is a more recent phenomenon. Native Americans are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska. ...
Online gambling is a general term for gambling using the Internet. ...
In some states, casinos are restricted to "riverboats", large multistory barges that more often than not are permanently moored in a body of water. Other states allow casinos to be on dry land, but restrict their numbers. A Riverboat casino is a type of casino unique to several areas of the United States. ...
Commercial Casinos
Commercial casinos are casinos founded and run by private companies on non-Indian land. There are 15 states (and 1 US Territory) that currently allow commercial casinos in some form: There are approximately 450 commercial casinos, producing a gross gaming revenue of $28.93 billion in 2004. [5] Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Area Ranked 8th - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²) - Width 280 miles (451 km) - Length 380 miles (612 km) - % water 0. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami Area Ranked 22nd - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²) - Width 361 miles (582 km) - Length 447 miles (721 km) - % water 17. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area Ranked 25th - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²) - Width 210 miles (340 km) - Length 390 miles (629 km) - % water 4. ...
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Official language(s) de jure: none de facto: English & French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city Baton Rouge [1] Area Ranked 31st - Total 51,885 sq mi (134,382 km²) - Width 130 miles (210 km) - Length 379 miles (610 km) - % water 16 - Latitude 29°N to 33°N - Longitude 89°W...
Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area Ranked 11th - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²) - Width 239 miles (385 km) - Length 491 miles (790 km) - % water 41. ...
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Official language(s) English Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City Area Ranked 21st - Total 69,709 sq mi (180,693 km²) - Width 240 miles (385 km) - Length 300 miles (480 km) - % water 1. ...
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Official language(s) English, Pennsylvania Dutch Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area Ranked 33rd - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²) - Width 280 miles (455 km) - Length 160 miles (255 km) - % water 2. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Pierre Largest city Sioux Falls Area Ranked 17th - Total 77,163 sq mi (199,905 km²) - Width 210 miles (340 km) - Length 380 miles (610 km) - % water 1. ...
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Official language(s) English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Area Ranked 41st - Total 24,244 sq mi (62,809 km²) - Width 130 miles (210 km) - Length 240 miles (385 km) - % water 0. ...
Indian Gaming As an expression of their retained sovereignty, some Native American tribes opt to operate casinos on tribal land to provide employment and revenue for their government and their tribe members. Tribal gaming is regulated on the tribal, state, and federal level. Native tribes are required to use gambling revenue to provide for governmental operations, economic development, and the welfare of their members. Federal regulation of Indian gaming was established under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988. Under the provisions of that law, games are divided into three distinct categories. Class I games are "traditional" games that involve little or no wagering. Class II games include bingo, pull-tabs, and certain non-banked card games (poker, cribbage, bridge, whist, etc.). Class III games include all casino games and games that do not properly fall into classes I or II. [6] The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (Pub. ...
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Cribbage, or Crib, is a card game for two, three, four or six players that involves forming combinations of cards to accumulate points over a series of hands. ...
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Whist (a trick-taking game) is a classic card game which was played widely in the 18th and 19th centuries and was a development of an older game Ruff and Honours. ...
Tribal gambling had revenues of $14.5 billion in 2002, from 354 casinos. Approximately forty percent of the 562 federally recognized tribes operate gaming establishments.[7]
The National Indian Gaming Commission oversees Indian gaming for the federal government. The National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) is a United States federal regulatory agency charged with oversight of Native American gambling enterprises. ...
Lotteries Lotteries are games in which contestants match their chosen set of numbers with a winning set. Most states have state-sponsored and multi-state lotteries. Chris likes to win the lottery. ...
The classic lottery is a drawing in which each contestant buys a combination of numbers. Each combination of numbers, or "play" is usually priced at $1. Plays are usually non-exclusive, meaning that two or more ticket holders may buy the same combination. The lottery organization then draws the winning combination of 5-8 numbers, usually from 1 to 50, using a randomized, automatic ball tumbler machine.
To win, contestants match their combinations of numbers with the drawn combination. The combination may be in any order, except in some "powerball" lotteries, where the "powerball" number for the combination must match the ball designated as the powerball in the winning combination. If there are multiple winners, they split the winnings, also known as the "Jackpot". Winnings are currently subject to federal income taxes as ordinary income. Winnings can be awarded as a yearly annuity or as a lump sum, depending on lottery rules. Under the United States Internal Revenue Code, the type of income is defined by its character. ...
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In some states, revenues from lotteries are designated for a specific budgetary purpose, such as education. Other states put lottery revenue into the general fund.
Some state lotteries are single-state, however most states participate in multi-state lotteries. Multi-state lotteries generally have larger jackpots due to the greater number of tickets sold. The Powerball and Mega Millions lotteries are the biggest multi-state lotteries in terms of numbers of participating states. Only Florida has a state lottery, but does not participate in any multi-state lotteries. Lotteries in the United States are run by individual states, there is no national lottery in the U.S. Most states have amended or re-written their constitutions to allow for a legal lottery. ...
Powerball is an American lottery operated by the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL), a consortium of lottery commissions in 29 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. ...
The Mega Millions logo Mega Millions is a multi-state US$1 lottery game in the United States. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami Area Ranked 22nd - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²) - Width 361 miles (582 km) - Length 447 miles (721 km) - % water 17. ...
These states have no state or interstate lotteries:
Official language(s) English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Area Ranked 30th - Total 52,419 sq mi (135,765 km²) - Width 190 miles (306 km) - Length 330 miles (531 km) - % water 3. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area Ranked 1st - Total 663,267 sq mi (1,717,855 km²) - Width 808 miles (1,300 km) - Length 1,479 miles (2,380 km) - % water 13. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Little Rock Largest city Little Rock Area Ranked 29th - Total 53,179 sq mi (137,002 km²) - Width 239 miles (385 km) - Length 261 miles (420 km) - % water 2. ...
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Official language(s) English Capital Salt Lake City Largest city Salt Lake City Area Ranked 13th - Total 84,876 sq mi (219,887 km²) - Width 270 miles (435 km) - Length 350 miles (565 km) - % water 3. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Cheyenne Largest city Cheyenne Area Ranked 10th - Total 97,818 sq mi (253,348 km²) - Width 280 miles (450 km) - Length 360 miles (580 km) - % water 0. ...
Scratchcard games Some state lotteries have games other than lotteries. Usually these are in the scratchcard format, although some states use pull-tab games. In either format, cards are sold that have opaque areas. In some games, all of the opaque material is removed to see if the contestant has won, and how much. In other scratchcard games, a contestant must pick which parts of a card to scratch, to match amounts or play another form of game. A scratchcard (also called scratch off, scratch game, scratch ticket, scratcher or scratchie) is a small piece of card where an area has been covered by a substance that cannot be seen through, but can be scratched off. ...
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States where certain types of legalized gambling has been repealed - On July 1, 2000 a new law took effect in the State of South Carolina where the ownership, possession and operation of a video poker machine either for commercial or even personal use became illegal. Violators are subject to prosecution and hefty fines. Currently the only type of legalized gambling in the state is the South Carolina Education Lottery [1]
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Official language(s) English Capital Charleston(1670-1789) Columbia(1790-present) Largest city Columbia Largest metro area Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson Area Ranked 40th - Total 34,726 sq mi (82,965 km²) - Width 200 miles (320 km) - Length 260 miles (420 km) - % water 6 - Latitude 32°430N to 35...
Notes - ^ http://www.americangaming.org/Industry/factsheets/statistics_detail.cfv?id=7
- ^ http://www.americangaming.org/Industry/factsheets/statistics_detail.cfv?id=7 Ibid.
- ^ http://www.americangaming.org/Industry/factsheets/general_info_detail.cfv?id=28
- ^ http://www.americangaming.org/Industry/factsheets/statistics_detail.cfv?id=10
- ^ 2004 Casino State Statistics PDF file.
- ^ Indian Gaming Facts
- ^ Indian Gaming Facts Ibid.
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