Legalized Gambling, Available In 48 States, Cost ...

Legalized Gambling, available in 48 states, cost Americans $80 billion in ’05 loses reports U.S. News & World Report. 73 million visited more than 1,200 U.S casinos, up from 53 million in ’00. 42 states now run lotteries. The 2005 National Annenberg Risk Survey of Youth claims 2.9 million young people between 14 and 22 gamble weekly on cards. Nearly 20% of young men engage in Internet gambling at least monthly. (PWB 4/14/06)