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Chapter 11: Gaming Entertainment The casino industry is one subset of the gaming industry
There are 445 casinos in 11 states including:
Land-based and riverboat casinos
Card rooms
Charitable games
Lottery operated games
Greyhound and horse races. Gaming Versus Gambling The Gaming entertainment:
Casino floors which include gambling
Great quality of food and drinks
Performed live performances
Hotel rooms
Theme parks involving theme rides, and museums
Land-based and riverboats
Gambling:
Playing a game of risk for chance of making money Guests There are roughly 54. million American households that gamble in casinos
American homes make about 371 million visits annually to casinos
Casino players tend to:
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354 gaming facilities on reservation lands in 28 states, and Native American gaming has been the fastest-growing sector of casino gaming in the United States Size and Scope of Gaming As public acceptance of legalized gaming has grown, state and local governments have permitted gaming entertainment establishments to open
The gaming entertainment industry pays billions of dollars per year in gambling privilege taxes to state governments
Casino gaming companies pay an average of 12% of total revenues in taxes
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