The casino gambling industry in the U.S. generates nearly $329 billion a year in economic activity, according to a new study by the industry’s national trade association.
The American Gaming Association released a study Monday showing the industry’s economic impact in 2022 was up 26% from 2017, before the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
Commercial and tribal casinos support 1.8 million jobs, including 700,000 jobs at casinos themselves or related businesses, about the same as in 2017. Those jobs generated $104 billion in wages across the country, up 40% from 2017, according to the study.
A business that exists by preying on people’s addiction should not exist
People are going to gamble, better have legal gambling. Like with weed. Anyways, the profiteering is what peeves me, they should be nonprofits and be required to donate all proceeds.
Edit: typo
They would just spin up “charities” staffed by family members that had 98% overhead with 2% donations.
Just tax the living fuck out of them. Make it so they have a low max profit and be done with it.