Florida Becoming One of the Top Gambling States in the Nation
Floridians apparently are spending their hard earned dollars gambling, as reports show the state moved up six spots to number five on the list of generated casino gambling trips in 2005.
Two studies, The National Profile Study, and, the U.S. Gaming Pool, revealed that Florida ranks behind only New York, Los Angelas, Chicago, and Las Vegas in generated gambling trips.
Florida which ranked 11th last year, generated more than 12 million gambling trips in 2005. Of the states larger metro areas, Miami is the only city that was above the national average in gambler participation, coming in at 30 percent.
Orlando and Tampa were both below the national average.
The report stated that 25 percent, or 52.8 million of the 209 million adults in the U.S. gambled inside a casino last year. Those gamblers compiled over 322 million visits to the casinos and averaged 6.1 trips each.
The gamblers do not appear to be spending their rent checks however as the study showed the household income median of these casino gamblers is almost $8,000 higher than that of the nation.
Florida continues to grow as a gambling state and that will probably further increase with their recent legalization of Vegas style slots.
August 17, 2006
Posted By Tom Jones
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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