Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for November 12, 2019
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November 12, 2019: Morgan Stanley estimates that $7 billion will be spent on legal gambling in the U.S. within five years.[1] That’s up dramatically from $833 million this year.
A year and a half ago, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that states could legalize sports betting. So far, 14 states have done just that and more are expected to follow.
While $7 billion in legal sports betting is a big number, sports betting is dwarfed by the $42 billion spent gambling in casinos during 2018.
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- November 11, 2019 –Veterans Day was first celebrated 100 years ago today
- November 8, 2019 –60 percent of freelancers started by choice rather than necessity
- November 7, 2019 –57 million freelance workers in the United States
- November 6, 2019 –67.3 million Americans speak foreign language at home
- November 5, 2019 –45 years ago today, Ella Grasso became the first woman elected governor in her own right
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