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Study shows that white professionals make up much of gambling crowd
NORWICH, Conn. (AP) - White professionals between the ages of 25 and 44 are fueling the gaming market throughout the country - and in eastern Connecticut.
An annual study by an international banking firm found the U.S. gambling population tends to be more educated than the general population. And gambling is not just a male vice, Bear, Stearns & Co.'s North American Gaming Almanac 2000 reports. The study found single women are as likely to gamble as single men.
In 1999, gambling generated at least $29.9 billion in revenues nationwide, up 10 percent from the year before, according to the study.
Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun accounted for $1.2 billion of that total, the study found.
Locally, the report said Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun will continue to draw heavily from Connecticut and Massachusetts, while business is affected slightly by Atlantic City.
Also, the report found that there aren't enough gaming positions at Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun to meet the demand. That will change when the Mohegans open their new casino.