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July 20, 2023 |  By: Jeremy Werner

The most and least gambling addicted states in the area

Some of the most and least gambling addicted states are right here in our listening area.

According to the financial website Wallet-Hub, Iowa is the 18th most gambling addicted state, Kansas and Nebraska were the seventh and eighth least gambling addicted states in the nation. Missouri, despite it's casinos across the state, ranked in the middle of the list. For the study, Wallet-Hub looked at several metrics, including arrests, number of slot machines, and several other key factors.

The most gambling addicted state was Nevada while the least gambling addicted state was next door, Utah.