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85: Percentage of U.S. adults who have gambled at least once

80: Percentage who have gambled in the past year

48: Number of states with some form of legalized gambling

$68.7 billion: 2002 legal gambling revenue

$5 billion: Estimated cost to society of problem gambling in 2002

Source: National Problem Gambling Awareness Week; www.npgaw.org

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