During the past five years, legal gaming - including commercial or tribal casinos, sports betting and online gaming - has expanded to 45 states and Washington, D.C. trade organization, was conducted by Oxford Economics and also found that gaming generates $52.7 billion in tax revenue to federal, state and local governments, and provides jobs for a workforce of 1.8 million.įive years ago, the report found gaming’s economic impact on the U.S. The study, the first undertaken in five years by the Washington, D.C. economy - up 21 percent from the last time the analysis was done in 2018.

A study conducted on behalf of the American Gaming Association (AGA) found the national casino industry contributes nearly $329 billion annually to the U.S.