Casino gambling, including Indian gaming, is legal in 27 states and most of the casinos have been built in the last 5 years. The Gaming Sector is a Large Entertainment Industry. In 1995, gambling in the United States grossed over $40 billion in revenues.
FDIC Coverage Limits. The FDIC increased the amount of coverage on deposit accounts for banking customers in the wake of the Great Recession that began in 2007. For an individual account, the FDIC provides insurance protection up to $250,000, and each account carries this level of coverage.
Consumers who want to safeguard their money in these turbulent times will benefit from the four-year extension of $250,000 FDIC deposit insurance per depositor on individual accounts. The insurance limit was slated to roll back to $100,000 Jan. 1, 2010, but Congress has extended the deadline through Dec. 31, 2013.