State of the State Trivia question
March 26th, 2011 at 11:38:36 PM
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Don't look it up, but these states have the largest number of slot machines in 2009. In order they are as follows:
1) Nevada
2) California
3) Guess who is state number 3.
4) Louisiana
5) Mississippi
Document of Interest is State of the States 2010
1) Nevada
2) California
3) Guess who is state number 3.
4) Louisiana
5) Mississippi
| State Commercial Casinos | Market | 2009 ($b) | 2008 ($b) | Change |
| Nevada | 33.81% | $10.39 | $11.60 | -10.40% |
| New Jersey | 12.83% | $3.94 | $4.55 | -13.30% |
| Indiana | 9.11% | $2.80 | $2.67 | 4.90% |
| Mississippi | 8.02% | $2.47 | $2.72 | -9.40% |
| Louisiana | 7.99% | $2.46 | $2.58 | -5.00% |
| Pennsylvania | 6.39% | $1.97 | $1.62 | 21.60% |
| Missouri | 5.63% | $1.73 | $1.68 | 2.90% |
| Illinois | 4.65% | $1.43 | $1.57 | -8.90% |
| Iowa | 4.49% | $1.38 | $1.42 | -2.80% |
| Michigan | 4.36% | $1.34 | $1.36 | -1.50% |
| Colorado | 2.39% | $0.73 | $0.72 | 2.60% |
| South Dakota | 0.33% | $0.10 | $0.10 | -0.40% |
| Total | 100.00% | $30.74 | $32.58 | -5.66% |
| State Gaming Reg. Agencies | ||||
| Kansas (Dec 2009) | $1.99 | million |
Document of Interest is State of the States 2010
March 27th, 2011 at 4:51:10 AM
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Indiana seems surprising at times. I think the Ladies Auxiliary of the KKK in Indiana was at one time one of the most powerful political organizations in the nation.
Now as to these "slots"... I know there are various classes and designations such as electronic bingo or Video Display Terminal so are these lottery machines playing a state sponsored keno ro something? Or are they what in Vegas would be a slot machine? What really are all these different classifications?
From all the headlines, I would have guessed South Carolina would be high on the list.
From what I've heard about Massachusetts and their keno games, I thought it would be higher on the list.
Now as to these "slots"... I know there are various classes and designations such as electronic bingo or Video Display Terminal so are these lottery machines playing a state sponsored keno ro something? Or are they what in Vegas would be a slot machine? What really are all these different classifications?
From all the headlines, I would have guessed South Carolina would be high on the list.
From what I've heard about Massachusetts and their keno games, I thought it would be higher on the list.
March 27th, 2011 at 7:29:05 AM
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My math skills are limited to say the least. But I marvel that Nevada has 100 times the market share of South Dakota and the Nevada revenue seems to be almost exactly 100 times that of South Dakota. Does that mean that "whales" in Nevada do not play slots ??
March 27th, 2011 at 10:19:08 AM
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I'm guessing Oklahoma. The state is covered in casinos.
March 27th, 2011 at 10:41:03 AM
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Joisey comes to mind.
The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one. The happiness of credulity is a cheap and dangerous quality.---George Bernard Shaw
March 27th, 2011 at 11:06:13 AM
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Quote: mkl654321Joisey comes to mind.
Quote: FinsRuleI'm guessing Oklahoma. The state is covered in casinos.
It would be a very difficult question for me, but in fact Oklahoma has nearly twice as many machines as New Jersey.
I guess that I am so used to California being reported on as the second biggest state for gambling revenue, that I forget that the nationwide Indian Casino revenue is actually very high.
To the best of my knowledge there is no place you can go where you can find collated information on Indian Casinos.
