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How many states legalized gambling?

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20 states have legalized commercial casino gambling, that being non-Indian owned casinos:

Colorado

Delaware

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Louisiana

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Mississippi

Missouri

Nevada

New Jersey

North Carolina

Ohio

Oklahoma

Pennsylvania

South Dakota

Washington

West Virginia

Two US territories have also legalized commercial casino gambling:

Puerto Rico

US Virgin Islands

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According to Casinocity.com, there is legalized gambling in some form (casinos, racetracks, bingo) in 46 states. The 4 states with no legalized gambling are Hawaii, Tennessee, Utah, and Vermont.

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Currently there are 48 states that allow some form of gambling, some allow just a state lottery, others allow land based casinos and parimutuel betting like horse racing and grey hound racing. The only two states that do not offer any kind of gambling are Hawaii and Utah.

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The big five casino states in the US are: # Nevada # California # Washington # Florida # Montana

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Many states in the US allow gambling casinos, inlcuding Illinois and Nevada. Contact your local games warden in order to learn more about gambling and your state.

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fifty states

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