The Oregon Lottery had net sales of $1.2 billion in fiscal year 2007 (Oregon Lottery, 2007).
Oregonians spent $1.4 billion in 2005 on all forms of gambling, equaling $395.95 per adult; this represents a 12.56 percent increase over 2004 (ECONorthwest, 2007).
Oregon’s casinos garnered about 35 percent of all gambling dollars spent by Oregonians in 2005 (ECONorthwest, 2007).
Those entering in Oregon treatment had combined debt related to gambling of over $37 million (Moore, 2007)
U.S. spending on gambling
During fiscal year 2006, U.S. lottery proceeds totaled $57.4 billion (NASPL, 2006)
In 2002 US Consumers spent $68 billion on legal gaming; that’s seven times more than they spent on movie tickets (2002 Gross Annual Wager Report, 2002)
