Many people also gamble in online casinos. Right now, they can do that legally in only 7 states (Connecticut, Delaware, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and West Virginia). Still, online casino gambling is widespread throughout the country, with illegal sites openly advertising and allowing access from anywhere. When asked if people in Minnesota — where online casino gambling is not legal — were gambling online, Susan Sheridan Tucker, executive director of the Minnesota Alliance on Problem Gambling, said, “It doesn’t matter whether the sites are illegal or not. People are still gambling online. If we’re interested in reducing gambling harms, all types of gambling must be regulated.”
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