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.
Shortly after the financial crisis, the FDIC insurance limits were raised from $100,000 per depositor to $250,000. This was first done on a temporary basis and then later made permanent.. It's the definition of depositor that is murky and allows us to stash quite a bit of cash at each institution.