That was about 30% higher than the $3.9 billion recorded in the previous fiscal year, and slightly above the previous calendar year high of $4.7 billion reported in January.The casino winnings came from 16 casinos, including four new mini-casinos authorized under a 2017 law, as well as fantasy sports operators and truck stops.Sesame Place Apologizes After Viral Video Appears To Show Mascot Refusing To High-Five 2 Young Black GirlsOnline gambling, in just its fourth year, grew again to pass $1.
Pennsylvania legalized both sports betting and online gambling as part of an aggressive gambling expansion in 2017. Pennsylvania has been neck-and-neck with New Jersey for No. 2 in commercial casino revenue behind Nevada, according to figures compiled by the American Gaming Association. Pennsylvania is No. 1 in tax revenue from gambling, according to the association’s figures.
Advertising for online casinos and sportsbooks should be illegal. Same goes for any addiction based industry. We banned cigarette ads, why not the other vices? Imagine having a gambling problem, and then being bombarded with ads every time you try to watch a YouTube video?