Gambling in America

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Gambling In America
The gambling scenery in America has changed since the early 1600s when gambling was brought over from England. The original Colonies use gambling, such as lotteries, for fundraisers. These fundraisers financed projects, such as churches, hospitals, libraries, and shipping facilities. Now in the new millennium the researcher of this paper is discussing the new types of gambling available, Pathological and problem gamblers, and programs that benefit from gambling.
There are many different types of gambling available some are casinos, racetracks, and Internet gambling. The biggest gambling industry is casinos. Most casinos are operated on Indian reservations. In 1988, Indian casinos had revenues of only $100 million. By 2001, they had increased to $12.7 billion. (National Indian Gaming Commission). Another growing gambling industry are racetracks with slot machine in them, also known as ‘racino”. Though ...