Fewer adults in new poll say they gamble
A Gallup poll found that 45% of American adults said they had gambled in the past year, down from 64% a decade ago.
Forty-five percent of respondents in a new Gallup poll said they had taken part in one or more forms of gambling during the past year, according to The Hill.
That share was down from 64% a decade ago and 63% in 2007, the report said.
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