(Correction: I botched some of my numbers, sorry. Corrected figures are in bold-face.)
As the debate over table games continues in West Virginia, both sides have pointed to what other states have done to promote or reject gambling. Here are some basics:
* Every state except Hawaii and Utah allows some form of gambling.
* "Charitable gaming" _ bingo and raffles _ is the most common form, legal in 47 states and Washington, D.C. Racetrack and sports betting follows, available in 43 states. West Virginia allows both.
* West Virginia is in the company of 41 other states by offering a lottery, and 36 other states by having slot machines. But just 10 other states have racetrack casinos, and only 5 others allow gambling devices ("limited" video lottery machines, in West Virginia's case) in non-casino settings.
* Eleven states have commercial casinos, while at least 28 allow tribal casinos.
* Though South Carolina has been cited as an example of where voters have rejected gambling, it was actually a 1999 ruling by that state's Supreme Court that banned its once-notorious video poker machines. Lawmakers there had set a July 2000 date to outlaw the machines, but also scheduled a referendum to allow voters a chance to keep them. The state's high court blocked the vote but upheld the ban.
* Kansas voters have also been touted in West Virginia's debate. But as The Associated Press has reported, elections there have approved the building of four new casinos. Six counties were in the running to host these casinos. But only one, Sedgwick County, voted against gambling in an Aug. 4 election. The casino allowed for that part of Kansas will still be built, but in nearby Sumner County after it voted in favor of the proposal.
23 August 2007
Gambling In The USA - CORRECTED
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