The US casino industry generated around $329 billion in economic activity. This is based on a new study from the American Gaming Association. Also, it showed that the industry’s impact in 2022 increased 26 percent from 2017.
About 1.8 million people have jobs thanks to commercial and tribal casinos, with 700,000 working directly in casinos or closely associated industries. The survey found that the total salary income from these professions was $104 billion in 2018, up 40 percent from the previous year.
According to the research, the business forked over $52.7 billion in taxes to federal, state, and municipal governments in 2018. This figure is up 29 percent from 2017.
This report was the first to be published by the association since 2018 (when data from 2017 was initially given). Association president and CEO Bill Miller said the results demonstrate the gaming industry’s strength and resilience since the epidemic began.
Economic Impact of the US Casino Industry
Miller said the poll data will be used to lobby for the gaming industry’s priorities, such as a crackdown on unauthorized gambling enterprises. This year has been the most profitable for casinos in the United States. It is on track to make more money from gamblers than it did all the previous year, which was $60 billion. However, the study did not include online gambling products of the casino.
Jane Bokunewicz oversees the Lloyd Levenson Institute at Stockton University in New Jersey. They analyzed the gaming market in Atlantic City. According to experts on online gambling in South Korea, the money made by casinos is only a tiny fraction of the money they put into the economy.
Casinos spend on meals, linens, amenities, laundry, and upkeep. In addition, they use regional contractors and suppliers for building and continuing capital upgrades.
Traditional casino games, sports betting, and internet gambling were all factored into the study, as were players’ expenditures and wins at the casino’s shops and restaurants. The researchers also looked at casinos’ capital expenditures. Thus, they looked at how much manufacturers spent on slot machines and other devices, turnkey gambling solutions, and the construction or renovations of casinos.
