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.
However, there is a way to expand your coverage beyond this amount. While banks themselves do not have the ability to exceed FDIC-insurance limits, Fidelity offers many CDs from hundreds of different banks, each of which provides for FDIC protection up to current FDIC limits.