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Legal gambling wagers and tax revenues in Pa. reach record highs over the last year

Legal gambling wagers and tax revenues in Pa. reach record highs over the last year
Legal gambling wagers and tax revenues in Pa. reach record highs over the last year 00:23

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Legal gambling has set new records here in Pennsylvania.

Over the past year, players wagered more than $5.5 billion with almost half of that coming from slot machines.

The state generated more than $2.3 billion in tax revenue.

Both of those were record highs. 

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