Did you know that Americans lose over $100 billion through gambling every year? Well, with the Kentucky Derby starting next Saturday, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2019's Most Gambling-Addicted States as well as some facts about the Kentucky Derby.
According to Diana Polk, WalletHub Communications Manager, this is the 10 top most gambling-addicted states and the 10 least gambling-addicted states:
Most Gambling-Addicted States
- Nevada
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Mississippi
- Oklahoma
- West Virginia
- New Jersey
- Oregon
- Illinois
- Louisiana
Least Gambling-Addicted States
- North Carolina
- Wisconsin
- Maine
- Michigan
- Arizona
- Alabama
- Nebraska
- Alaska
- Florida
- Utah
And if you're wondering where New York falls on the list... they are 24th on the list.
Some more random facts:
- Nevada is number one for most casinos and most gaming per capita
- Alabama has the lowest lottery sales per capita
- Georgia has the fewest casinos per capita
- Illinois has the most gambling-related arrests per capita
Kentucky Derby facts:
- $225.7 million is the total amount wagered on the 2018 Kentucky Derby
- 120k is the number of Mint Juleps served over Kentucky Derby weekend, requiring 1K pounds of fresh mint and 60k pounds of ice