State of the States

LAS VEGAS - The commercial casino industry in 1998 paid more than $2.5 billion in direct gaming tax revenues and employed more than 325,000 people with total wages of $8.7 billion, playing a key role in the economies of the 10 states where casinos were located, according to the American Gaming Association’s first annual survey of casino industry facts and public perceptions.

LAS VEGAS—A new poll has found that the majority of America’s senior citizens visit casinos for the ‘fun and excitement’ and cite ‘socializing’ as far more important than actual gambling in their decision to go to casinos. The vast majority of seniors believe gambling is a matter of personal freedom, according to the poll, and say that people should make their own choices as to how to spend their disposable income.

LAS VEGAS - According to a report released today by the American Gaming Association (AGA), “those who know casinos the best embrace them the most.” Fully 70 percent of residents of counties where casinos are located said they think casinos have had a positive impact on the economy and job market in the area.

WASHINGTON - An annual industry survey by the American Gaming Association (AGA) found that, despite significant challenges to the tourism and hospitality sectors in 2001, casino gaming remained one of the nation’s favorite pastimes. Casino industry revenue grew by 5 percent, and tens of millions of people visited 433 casinos in 11 states across the country last year.

WASHINGTON—Acceptability of casino gaming is at its highest level in years, with adults 21 to 39 leading the way in their acceptance of gaming as a mainstream entertainment activity and valuable contributor to the U.S. economy, according to nationwide survey results released today by the American Gaming Association (AGA). 

WASHINGTON — Two million more Americans visited a casino in 2003 than in 2002, according to the 2004 State of the States: The AGA Survey of Casino Entertainment, released today by the American Gaming Association (AGA).

WASHINGTON – Seventy-nine percent of civic leaders and elected officials in gaming jurisdictions think casinos have had a positive impact on their communities, according to a new poll conducted for the American Gaming Association’s (AGA) 2005 State of the States: The AGA Survey of Casino Entertainment.  This overwhelming endorsement of casinos by leaders in gaming communities, along with comprehensive economic data pointing to the largest annual percentage increase in gross gaming revenue since 2000, are among the highlights o

WASHINGTON – The typical U.S. Internet gambler is under 40, college-educated, male and more affluent than his fellow citizens, according to results of a new survey of online gamblers included in the American Gaming Association’s (AGA) 2006 State of the States: The AGA Survey of Casino Entertainment. The report also includes comprehensive economic impact data on the U.S. commercial casino industry, which indicate the industry in 2005 generated more than $30 billion in gross gaming revenues for the first time ever.

WASHINGTON—Gross gaming revenues for the U.S. commercial casino industry climbed 6.8 percent in 2006 to reach a new record of $32.42 billion, according to a survey released today by the American Gaming Association (AGA). The 2007 State of the States: The AGA Survey of Casino Entertainment also illustrates the continued high acceptability of casino gambling among American adults, with more than four in five (82 percent) saying the activity is acceptable for themselves or others.

WASHINGTON – Revenue for the U.S. commercial casino industry has increased 73 percent over the past 10 years, according to a new report released today by the American Gaming Association (AGA). The 2008 State of the States: The AGA Survey of Casino Entertainment, the 10^th edition of the AGA’s survey of the commercial casino industry, reveals that gross gaming revenue reached $34.13 billion in 2007, up from $19.7 billion in 1998.