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Saturday, May 3, 2003 | 2:45 a.m.
Some statistics about New Jersey's casino industry:
$4.2 billion - amount lost by gamblers in casinos in 2002.
45,000 - Approximate number of people directly employed.
25 - Number of "cash for gold" stores on Pacific Avenue strip.
11 - Number of casinos now operating.
8 - Number of bankruptcies by Atlantic City casinos since 1978.
1 - Number of casinos now under construction.
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