Gambling: Cost Goes Beyond Money
In New York, $9.5 billion is spent on gambling every year, whether it?s on the slot machines at the Seneca Niagara Casino or scratch-off lottery tickets at the local Wilson Farms.
When all is said and done, the state takes in $2.1 billion from gambling each year. It?s an industry that brings in a whole lot of money for the state.
It?s also an industry that creates a whole host of problems, chief among them, gambling addiction.
While no one?s really sure of the number, it?s estimated in the United States that 1 percent to 3 percent of the population are pathological gamblers and 2 percent to 5 percent are compulsive gamblers.
May 21, 2006
Posted By Susan Torres
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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