“The biggest gambling states by commercial casino revenue were Nevada at $12.6 billion, New Jersey at $5.2 billion, Indiana at $2.6 billion, Mississippi at $2.6 billion, Louisiana at $2.6 billion, and Illinois at $1.9 billion.
Poker continued its four-year rise in popularity in Nevada and New Jersey, though the survey showed a slowdown in the rate of revenue growth.
Casinos in those two states took in $238.1 million in poker revenue in 2006, a 15 percent increase over 2005, when revenue jumped 37 percent.
The number of poker players heading to casinos doesn’t appear to have been affected by a federal Internet gambling ban passed last fall, though it may be too early to tell, Fahrenkopf said.”
Las Vegas Sun (05/08/07)
