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How Much Does the Government Make Off of Gambling?

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Published Sep 9, 2010 - [Updated Sep 7, 2017]
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In the fourth installment of our “Sin Tax” series, we explore the financial implications of gambling on Uncle Sam’s bottom line. It’s no secret that the government makes some income from gambling. But, many would be surprised to find that total gaming brings in nearly $100 billion in tax revenue each year. From legal bookmaking to card rooms, the graphic below illustrates where the money comes from. We also take a look at the various tax rates across the U.S., by state and by type of establishment.

5 responses to “How Much Does the Government Make Off of Gambling?”

Ed Casares says:

September 11, 2010 at 5:55 pm

Why isn’t California on the list?

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- Jason says:
  
  April 21, 2012 at 2:36 am
  
  We use turbo tax also. I can’t believe lopepe would pay to have there taxes done as turbo tax is self explanatory & very easy to use. I also do the taxes for my sister on this program
  
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Nikki says:

September 10, 2010 at 8:42 pm

Cool…..

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Alex says:

September 10, 2010 at 8:40 pm

Thanks man for sharing it.

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Guest says:

September 10, 2010 at 7:17 pm

You forgot Connecticut, with 2 of the world’s largest casinos.

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