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Gambling is legally restricted in the United States, but its availability and participation is increasing. In 2007, gambling activities generated gross revenues (the difference between the total amounts wagered minus the funds or "winnings" returned to the players) of $92.27 billion in the United States.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=American Gaming Association )〕 Commercial casinos provided 354,000 jobs,〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2007-05-19 )〕 and state and local tax revenues of $5.2 billion .〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=American Gaming Association )〕 Critics of gambling claim it leads to increased political corruption, compulsive gambling and higher crime rates. Others claim that gambling is a type of regressive tax on the individuals in local economies where gambling venues are located. ==Gambling revenues== According to the American Gaming Association, legal gambling revenues for 2007 were as follows:〔 * Card Rooms - $1.18 billion * Commercial Casinos - $34.41 billion * Charitable Games and Bingo - $2.22 billion * Indian Casinos - $26.02 billion * Legal Bookmaking - $168.8 million * Lotteries - $24.78 billion * Pari-mutuel Wagering - $3.50 billion Grand Total - $92.27 billion 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gambling in the United States」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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