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  2. Gambling in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The American Gaming Association, an industry trade group, states that gaming in the U.S. is a $240 billion industry, employing 1.7 million people in 40 states. [2] In 2016, gaming taxes contributed $8.85 billion in state and local tax revenues.

  3. History of gambling in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Colonial. Caricature of gambling, showing a number of men — and one woman — at an early roulette table, ca. 1800. Games of chance came to the British-American colonies with the first settlers. [ 1] Attitudes toward gambling varied greatly from community to community, but there were no large-scale restrictions on the practice at the time.

  4. Sports betting - Wikipedia

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    Sports betting is the activity of predicting sports results and placing a wager on the outcome. Sports bettors place their wagers either legally, through a bookmaker/sportsbook, or illegally through privately run enterprises referred to as "bookies". The term "book" is a reference to the books used by wage brokers to track wagers, payouts, and ...

  5. Bookmaker - Wikipedia

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    However, common online gambling laws in the United States still don't exist – it differs from state to state. All forms of online gambling are illegal within the states of Utah and Hawaii , while the states of Delaware , Pennsylvania and New Jersey took a different approach: almost all forms of online gambling are legal in these states.

  6. Category:Gambling in the United States by state - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Gambling in the United States by state" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.

  7. FanDuel - Wikipedia

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    FanDuel Group is an American gambling company that offers sportsbook, daily fantasy sports, horse racing, and online casino.The company operates sportsbooks in a number of states including New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Indiana and West Virginia, as well as an online horse race betting platform, and a daily fantasy sports service.

  8. Category:Gambling companies of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Online gambling companies of the United States‎ (8 P) P. Penn Entertainment‎ (40 P) S. Station Casinos‎ (20 P) W. WMS Industries‎ (2 C, 6 P) Wynn Resorts ...

  9. Gambling in New Hampshire - Wikipedia

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    Sports betting is offered in the state exclusively by DraftKings, on behalf of the New Hampshire Lottery. [5] [6] DraftKings accepts wagers online and through self-serve kiosks at four retail sportsbooks, located in Dover, Manchester, Seabrook, and Nashua, New Hampshire. [7] Sports betting was legalized by the state in 2019.