Talk:Gambling in the United States

message: wwhat is the gambaling age in the Unied States?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.244.7.247 (talk) 03:34, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Opening comment 

message: The casinos I know of in CT and NJ actually are on reservations...
But what of late-night beer drinking with buddies betting?  This can't be illegal outside of a reservation.
     Actually, I think it is illegal in states where book betting is illegal.  
     These are regulations not enforced at the individual level, unless there's a sting of organized book activity.
     Magicwombat 08:35, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Atlantic City is outside any reservation and has plenty of non-Native American owned casinos  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.82.227.246 (talk) 22:55, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  there must be different levels 

message: I'm going to be writing here some notes for future content.
==== Notes for future content ====
There are apparently 11 states that have legalized gambling.  I want to know the list.  I figure: 1. Nevada, 2. New Jersey, 3. Mississippi, and 4. Louisiana.  But the other 7 escape me.  Here's what I base the "11" assertion on: an article in the Wall St. Journal.  The second paragraph read: "Rhode Island isn't one of the 11 states that allow casino gambling. Its state lottery commission is one of a growing number to embrace slots -- one of the most popular and addictive forms of betting -- as a way to increase revenue." 
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114368871314311979.html
Playing the Odds By WILLIAM M. BULKELEY March 30, 2006; Page A1
Magicwombat 08:35, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Research in Progress 

message: There are apparently 11 states that have legalized gambling.  I want to know the list.  I figure: 1. Nevada, 2. New Jersey, 3. Mississippi, and 4. Louisiana.  But the other 7 escape me.  Here's what I base the "11" assertion on: an article in the Wall St. Journal.  The second paragraph read: "Rhode Island isn't one of the 11 states that allow casino gambling. Its state lottery commission is one of a growing number to embrace slots -- one of the most popular and addictive forms of betting -- as a way to increase revenue." 
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114368871314311979.html
Playing the Odds By WILLIAM M. BULKELEY March 30, 2006; Page A1
Magicwombat 08:35, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notes for future content 

message: Found an apparently comprehensive article on the situation: http://gamblingmagazine.com/articles/09/09-20.htm
It says this about the legal situation: "Ten states now allow gambling at private casinos: Nevada, New Jersey, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Colorado and South Dakota. Michigan will join them this fall. At least 22 states allow tribal-operated casinos."  The publication date is apparently: Tuesday Jun. 15, 1999.  It is in the "Free Speech" section of the site.
I have updated the list above with the new information, but the list now runs to 12 states.  Which is the one that apparently dropped private casino gambling?
Magicwombat 03:47, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  New Article 

message: *http://www.gamblinglawsus.com/
*http://www.michigangamblingforum.com/
*http://www.americangaming.org/
--Magicwombat 04:56, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Source listings 

message: *http://www.sims.berkeley.edu:8000/academics/courses/is190-1/s96/abaurrea/assign5.htm
Magicwombat 08:23, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  New Stuff 

message: I was reading the information provided on the discussion page and the submitter stated that there were only 11 states with gambling.  I assume, based on the list provided, that he was limiting his consideration only to states with full casino gambling.  In actuality, 48 states authorize some form of gambling under their own laws.  Then you must consider the states that have various levels of indian gaming under the provisions of the Indiang Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988.  
The only two states that have absolutely no form of legalized gaming are Hawaii and Utah.  Actually there is quite a comprehensive list of games allowed by state that can be found at the National Conference of State Legislatures' website (http://www.ncsl.org).  In addition, the website for the Alaska State House of Representatives Task Force on Alaska Gaming Policy also has a number of valuable gaming related links.  That web address is: http://www.akrepublicans.org/houtfgam/.
--146.63.202.111 17:33, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Legalized gambling 

message: What kind of an opening sentence is this? In the first sentence the lemma should be explained but with this opening sentence you are going directly into the topic... --X-Weinzar 02:05, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I have reworded it.  --BwB (talk) 16:55, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  opening sentence 

message: I was wondering if gambling was legal in private, or if say a police officer comes to your house due to too much noise and spots a game you could get arrested?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.82.227.246 (talk) 22:46, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I was also wondering this. Google finds this. It could maybe be integrated into the table since it seems to offer citations for the majority of states. --holizz (talk) 03:47, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  private gambling 

message: I have changed the format of this section.  No need to list the states out in table for, or provide links to every sate.  --BwB (talk) 16:57, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Commercial casinos

message: I have changed the format of this section.  No need to list the states out in table for, or provide links to every sate.  --BwB (talk) 18:45, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Lotteries

message: I feel the Copyedit Tag can now be removed.  Do others agree?  --BwB (talk) 18:47, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, it can be removed. --Kbob (talk) 21:16, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Removal of Copy Editing Tag

message: This statement was marked as needing a cite: "Nevada is the only state where casino-style gambling is legal statewide." My opinion is that the statement is difficult to dispute, but I suppose it could be clarified. The relevant factors here are that the state does not, generally, impose any restrictions on where gaming activities can be located within the state. There are, of course, issues like proximity to schools and other gambling establishments, but at a high level, Nevada law is permissive and legalized gambling is explicitly acknowledged as state public policy (see NRS 463.0129 in ). This contrasts with other states, which generally make gambling illegal across the state. Even states which have legalized some gambling have passed laws which allow it only in specific areas. Simishag (talk) 21:59, 23 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nevada & "statewide" 

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thread_title:  Fact check 

message: Obviously the major locations should be touched on, but also curious about the places off the beaten trail like Middlesboro, Kentucky, which was apparently "Little Las Vegas" during the 1930s. — LlywelynII 03:49, 26 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: History section

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message: Pari-mutuel wagering is actually legal in Tennessee on a state level in that a statewide enabling statue authorizing it was passed several decades ago and there was even a State Racing Commission in operation for a while.  However, the act had a provision requiring it to be allowed only on a "county-option" basis, with an affirmative vote required for a county to opt in.  (Prohibition in Tennessee was largely abolished in the same manner over a period of many decades.)  However, the only county ever passing the issue when it was put on the ballot was Trousdale County, a small, rural county about fifty miles northeast of Nashville.  As the population of the area was too small to support a track on its own, it would have been dependent on the Nashville market for success, and Nashville was closer to the existing Kentucky Downs in Franklin, Kentucky, which is also located on Interstate 75 directly north of Nashville, whereas travel from Nashville to Hartsville requires several miles of negotiating narrow two lane roads.  No operators ever seriously considered building a track in Trousdale County, no other counties ever passed a wagering referendum, and the Racing Commission was eventually allowed to lapse.  But it is legal in Tennessee in a technical sense, even if it not actually going on.  2600:1004:B16A:FD4A:D8DF:CEB3:78A8:7609 (talk) 01:40, 22 July 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tennessee 

message: Please explain this term.
Also, how exactly did the Hoover Dam project cause an economic depression ?
2001:44B8:3102:BB00:297D:620E:5670:7493 (talk) 20:49, 21 September 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Looks like mention of those things has since been removed. -- Beland (talk) 05:55, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mob figures ? 

message: The MA legislature just sent a legalization bill to the governor. I heard that it has special provisions for college sports, and other states vary in their treatment, sometimes banning betting on in-state college games but allowing bets on college games in other states. It would be interesting to see that variance charted out. -- Beland (talk) 05:56, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Massachusetts and college sports 

message: Is betting on sports legal on tribal lands under federal law? Or does that fall under state jurisdiction? Indian Gaming Regulatory Act doesn't mention it and I couldn't find anything in this article that clarifies that. -- Beland (talk) 02:20, 12 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sports betting on tribal land