Illinois Is 2018’s 9th Most Gambling-Addicted State – WalletHub Study
With Americans losing over $100 billion through gambling each year and the Kentucky Derby soon to kick off, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2018’s Most Gambling-Addicted States along with its Kentucky Derby Facts & History infographic.
In order to call out the states where gambling addiction is most prevalent, WalletHub compared the 50 states across 19 key metrics. The data set ranges from presence of illegal gambling operations to lottery sales per capita to share of adults with gambling disorders.
- 25th – Gaming Machines per Capita
- 21st – Lottery Sales per Capita
- 9th – % of Adults with Gambling Disorders
- 1st – Gambling-Related Arrests per Capita
- 5th – Legality of Sports Gambling
For the full report, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/states-most-addicted-to-gambling/20846/
Please let me know if you have any questions or if you would like to schedule a phone, Skype or in-studio interview with one of our experts. Full data sets for specific states from the Most Gambling-Addicted States report are also available upon request.
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Diana Popa
WalletHub Communications Manager
(202) 684-6386
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