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Gambling surged to new high records in 2021

Published February 17, 2022 7:46 AM

(KYMA, KECY/ CNN) - America's gaming industry had another record-breaking year in 2021.

According to the American Gaming Association, gambling and gaming brought-in a whopping $53 billion in revenue, breaking the previous record set by more than 20%.

Industry specialists saw a massive increase in sports betting, online gambling, and traditional brick-and-mortar gaming at casinos.

With the latter still being the biggest moneymaker, bringing in $45 billion by itself.

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