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Re:The SEC Just Voted To Lift The Ban On General Solicitation by fr0sty on Wednesday July 10, 2013 @04:03PM (#6022436)
> "every other place"

Vegas is not the only location of legal casino gambling. It is by far the largest but there is significant gambling activity elswhere in the US.

Wikipedia mentions these markets:

    1. Las Vegas Strip $5.550 billion
    2. Atlantic City $3.943 billion
    3. Chicago region $2.092 billion
    4. Connecticut $1.448 billion
    5. Detroit $1.36 billion
    6. St. Louis $1.050 billion
    7. Tunica Resorts, Mississippi $997.02 million
    8. Biloxi, Miss. $833.50 million
    9. Shreveport, La. $779.65 million
    10. Boulder Strip (Las Vegas) $774.33 million
    11. Reno, Nevada $715.23 million
    12. New Orleans, La. $653.05 million
    13. Downtown Las Vegas $523.82 million
    14. Laughlin, Nevada $492.51 million
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casino#By_region

There are also numerous casinos on Indian reservations across the country.

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Re:The SEC Just Voted To Lift The Ban On General Solicitation by diminoten on Monday July 15, 2013 @02:07PM (#6047404)
That's not what he meant, he meant Vegas as a stand-in for gambling in general.
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