Forty-five percent of American adults say they gambled in at least one of 13 forms over the past year, down from 64% a decade ago, according to a Gallup survey released this week. That is well below every prior reading in a trend Gallup began in 1989.
The number arrives after eight years in which legal sports betting expanded across most of the country and industry revenue climbed to record levels. Neither thing is simple, and the survey is candid that it cannot resolve the tension.
