Gambling in the U.S.

Gambling With the Future In the last year Americans have wagered $482 billion dollars in the United States. Over eighty-five percent of this wagering took place in casinos that are now legal in twenty-seven states. In the past decade there has been incredible growth in the gambling industry. Twenty years ago if a person wanted to gamble they had to travel to Nevada. Nowadays, there are only six states in which no form of legalized gambling …

…allowed to expand across the nation any further. Even though casinos have created various low paying jobs, the cost to society is greater than the benefits. I personally have seen what gambling can do to a person and their family. Finally, nobody knows what kind of lasting impact gambling will have on society. The way I see it, one thing is for sure; a little fun is not worth all the problems that gambling causes.