Those are very low estimates. I would say that the number is in the hundreds of thousands at least. Possibly in the millions. My estimates include those that bet anywhere from 1 dollar online up to book limits.
Why else would it be that big of an issue to the US Government? I do not think they would go the lengths they have and are willing for just a few thousand people. 3,520 is .001 percent of the US population and 50,000 is .01 percent of the US population.
Why else would it be that big of an issue to the US Government? I do not think they would go the lengths they have and are willing for just a few thousand people. 3,520 is .001 percent of the US population and 50,000 is .01 percent of the US population.
I think without question it's over a million. If that 20-30 bil number is right (and it may be a little high) if you figure the average loss at $1,000 that gets you 2-3 mil players. I'd put it AT LEAST over 1 million for sure, probably closer to 2 million. But to put that in perspective that's still less than 1% of the population. So it's a tiny fraction. Cpmpare that to lottery, riverboat, casino and other "legal" players which has to number over 50 million easy. No comparison in that sense.
5 million seems like a reasonable guess.
but who cares? its the folk who fail this test that I worry about.
http://www.zipperfish.com/free/quiz/likejailbait.html
but who cares? its the folk who fail this test that I worry about.
http://www.zipperfish.com/free/quiz/likejailbait.html
