... likely end up being spent on a new TV or refrigerator ends up being spent in a casino. As we all know, gambling can quite easily become addictive. The state of Florida at one point performed a research study about casinos and gambling finding that the costs to government of gambling addiction far outweighed all revenues that might be generated by casino gambling. Gambling problems have also been ... . In 1998, Americans spent more money on gambling (approximately 50 billion) than on recorded music, theme parks, video games, spectator sports, and movie tickets combined (39.9 billion). Ove...

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