Gambling hits the jackpot in a few states.Slot machines, video gaming video gaming n. 1. Gambling by means of interactive games of chance played on a video screen. 2. The playing of video games. , lotteries United Kingdom
1. Contraction of do not. 2. Nonstandard Contraction of does not. n. A statement of what should not be done: a list of the dos and don'ts. already allow it. Only Oklahoma Oklahoma (ōkləhō`mə), state in SW United States. It is bordered by Missouri and Arkansas (E); Texas, partially across the Red R. (S, W); New Mexico, across the narrow edge of the Oklahoma Panhandle (W); and Colorado and Kansas (N). has authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: a new form of gaming (a lottery lottery, scheme for distributing prizes by lot or other method of chance selection to persons who have paid for the opportunity to win. The term is not applicable when lots are drawn without payment by the interested parties to determine some matter, e.g. earmarked for education that needs voter VOTER. One entitled to a vote; an elector. approval), as of late July July: see month. , but 11 states allowed more gambling or increased gaming taxes. Some states found ways to bring in more money by increasing the amounts that can be wagered in video poker Video poker is a casino game based on five-card draw poker. It is played on a computerized console which is a similar size to a slot machine. History Video poker first became commercially viable when it became economical to combine a television-like monitor with a machines and expanding gambling hours for machines and riverboat casinos A Riverboat casino is a type of casino unique to several areas of the United States which use a riverboat as a casino. Several states authorized this type of casino to limit the areas where casinos could be constructed. . A couple of legislatures authorized joining other states in regional lotteries, and two more approved wagering wa·ger n. 1. a. An agreement under which each bettor pledges a certain amount to the other depending on the outcome of an unsettled matter. b. A matter bet on; a gamble. 2. on simulcast, out-of-state out-of-state adj. Of, relating to, or being from another state. races at existing tracks. A big issue in 13 states was allowing slot machines or other video gaming at racetracks or bars. At press time, measures were still pending in New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (pĕnsəlvā`nyə), one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States. It is bordered by New Jersey, across the Delaware River (E), Delaware (SE), Maryland (S), West Virginia (SW), Ohio (W), and Lake Erie and New York . It will be up to voters in Colorado and Maine Maine, ship Maine, U.S. battleship destroyed (Feb. 15, 1898) in Havana harbor by an explosion that killed 260 men. The incident helped precipitate the Spanish-American War (Apr., 1898). Commanded by Capt. Charles Sigsbee, the ship had been sent (Jan. . The others failed. Gamblers wagered from $9.5 billion in Nevada to $8 million in North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. in 2001. States take a cut by imposing various tax rates and fees on different kinds of legalized gambling ($26.8 billion in 2000). For details refer to www.ncsl.org/programs/econ/gamingmeas.htm
STATES THAT ALLOW GAMING DEVICES
OUTSIDE OF CASINOS
State Racetracks Other locations
Delaware Video Lottery
Iowa Slots
Louisiana Video Gaming Video Gaming
Maryland Video Gaming **
Montana Video Gaming
Nevada Slots and Video Gaming
New Mexico Slots and Video Gaming
New York Video Gaming *
Oregon Video Lottery and Video Lottery
other Video Gaming
Rhode Island Video Lottery
South Dakota Video Lottery
West Virginia Video Lottery Video Lottery
* To be implemented
** In certain counties
Note: Video lottery terminals are similar to other video
gaming machines that offer games like poker and blackjack,
but the state lottery agency manages them.
Source: NCSL and Christiansen Capital Advisors LLC
GAMBLING IN THE STATES AND TERRITORIES
Parimutuel 2001 Gross
(racetracks, Wagers
State Casinos Lotteries jai-alai) (in millions)
Alabama (a) $56
Alaska 54
Arizona I (a) (a) 192
Arkansas (a) 61
California I (a) (a) 2,658
Colorado L, I (a) (a) 936
Connecticut I (a) (a) 468
Delaware (a) (a) 560
Florida I (a) (a) 1,591
Georgia (a) 1,063
Idaho ** (a) (a) 37
Illinois R (a) (a) 2,747
Indiana R (a) (a) 2,169
Iowa R, I (a) (a) 1,037
Kansas I (a) (a) 120
Kentucky (a) (a) 494
Louisiana L, R, I (a) (a) 2,653
Maine (a) (a) 104
Maryland (a) (a) 773
Massachusetts (a) (a) 1,310
Michigan L, I (a) (a) 2,807
Minnesota I (a) (a) 392
Mississippi R, I 2,737
Missouri R (a) *** 1,399
Montana I (a) (a) 308
Nebraska I * (a) (a) 119
Nevada L, I (a) 9,489
New Hampshire (a) (a) 176
New Jersey L (a) (a) 5,433
New Mexico I (a) (a) 172
New York I (a) (a) 2,910
North Carolina I 8
North Dakota I (a) 94
Ohio (a) (a) 1,170
Oklahoma ** *** (a) 58
Oregon I (a) (a) 627
Pennsylvania (a) (a) 1,110
Rhode Island (a) (a) 342
South Carolina (a) 37
South Dakota L, I (a) (a) 281
Tennessee *** 0
Texas (a) (a) 1,471
Vermont (a) *** 34
Virginia (a) (a) 550
Washington I (a) (a) 611
West Virginia (a) (a) 583
Wisconsin I (a) (a) 230
Wyoming (a) 8
District of Columbia (a) 115
Puerto Rico L (a) (a) 491
Total 27 42 43 $ 52,845
L - Land-based casinos
R - Riverboat casinos
I - Indian casinos
* - Bingo, keno or pull tabs only
** - Casino games may be operating at Indian establishments
*** - To be implemented, Oklahoma needs voter approval
Notes: Wagers du not include gambling on cruise ships, Indian
reservations or the Internet. Puerto Rico figures are lottery
only
All states (and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) have
charitable games, except Arkansas, Hawaii, Tennessee and Utah.
Source: NCSL and Christiansen Capital Advisors LLC
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