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.
The FDIC and NCUA insure IRA funds deposited in savings accounts and certificates of deposit. They also insure money market deposit accounts where the interest you get is based on money market rates but your deposit is never at risk. The federal deposit insurance limit as of 2012 was $250,000.