The state of Mississippi has been ranked one of the top gaming states in the country. A recent survey, done by the American Gaming Association, finds that the average resident in Mississippi spends around 717-dollars a year on gambling. That trails only Nevada and Oklahoma. The report said the average resident in Nevada spends around 39-hundred dollars a year on gambling.
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