,For the First Time, a Smaller Jackpot: Trends in State Revenues from Gambling

For the First Time, a Smaller Jackpot: Trends in State Revenues from Gambling


 

Publication Date: September 2009

Publisher: The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government

Author(s): Robert B. Ward; Lucy Dadayan

Research Area: Government

Keywords: Gambling; State Revenues

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

State and local gambling revenues dropped 2.6 percent in 2009, according to preliminary data in this report. The drop is the first in at least three decades. In the past year, at least 25 states have considered expanding gambling operations to close budget gaps.