Most Americans Oppose Internet Gambling and Sports Betting
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (AP) -- A new poll finds most Americans oppose Internet and sports betting, but have gambled themselves at a casino.
The Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind poll found two-thirds of those surveyed oppose changing the law to allow bets to be placed over the Internet. Fifty-three percent oppose allowing bets on the outcome of professional or college sporting events.
Yet the poll also found 62 percent of those surveyed have gambled at a casino at some point. One in three respondents said they or someone in their household had visited a casino within the past year. One in five participated in an office betting pool.
The telephone poll surveyed more than 1,000 people randomly across the country and has a margin of error of three percentage points.
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