Its about gambling II: Legalized and Organized, Gambling Spreads Accross America

In 1931 Nevada legalized casino gambling. Since that time gambling has been approved in forty seven other states. This book take's a look at when, how and why that happened. The United States legal Gambling businesses took in over $100 Billion Dollars in 2009. The federal, state and local governments have gone from trying to crush gambling to being partners in the business. In many cases the state owns and operate their own gambling enterprise. It has been stated that the majority of the people love to gamble. Unfortunaly over 85% know next to nothing about the activity. The gambling games can be fun and for many people it is a great social and recreational activity. It can also become financially distructive to a small percentage of people. Today gambling is accessable to most people across the country. Horse and dog tracks, gambling boats, bingo games, casinos, lottery games, poker rooms and internet gambling plus many other gambling venues. Its time for a little education about the gambling games. Not with the intent of trying to stop gambling and not to promote it, but to help people understand it and deal with it successfully. Gambling activities have been a fact of life since the beginning of time. The recent rebirth of gambling as a legal activity in America is a facinating story of people, places and events.