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  "text": "1 — I draw on state regulatory filings and platform disclosures; the figures I use are current as of September 21, 2026.\n\n2 — Measured versus estimated: a measured figure comes from a mandatory filing or audited statement with an as-of date; an estimate is a constructed or extrapolated number — this distinction and its implications are drawn from Gaming Market Research guidance as of September 2026.\n\n3 — Coverage boundaries: this research includes primary-source data for Minnesota, Indiana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Kentucky, and Maryland, and tracks license lists for Virginia, Alaska, and Ontario; it excludes tribal e‑tab, sweepstakes platforms, and offshore platform totals, per the coverage statement dated September 21, 2026.\n\n4 — There is no single national charitable gaming total in the primary sources; I therefore present state‑level measured totals rather than a composite national estimate, as noted in our coverage note dated September 21, 2026.\n\n5 — Minnesota example: $4.91 billion is Minnesota’s FY2025 charitable gambling gross receipts as reported by the Minnesota Gambling Control Board; that is a measured, filed figure covering the defined fiscal year (MGCB FY2025 / September 2026).\n\n6 — Indiana e‑tabs Q1 2026: $75.6 million in e‑tab gross receipts from 2,562 machines at 509 licensed locations — a measured, quarterly filing reported by the Indiana Gaming Commission in Q1 2026.\n\n7 — New Hampshire H1 2026: $251.7 million total charitable gaming revenue for H1 2026, with video lottery terminals making up 52 percent of that revenue — reported by the New Hampshire Lottery Commission H1 2026 release (measured figure).\n\n8 — Maryland CEIB: the program is tracked by the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission and an expansion of the per‑player card limit to 100 took effect July 1, 2026; the regulatory change is expected to increase per‑session revenue (MLGCC reporting as of July 1, 2026 / Sept 2026).\n\n9 — Manufacturer disclosures: Light & Wonder reported 12,550 charitable units in Q2 2026 and Pollard Banknote disclosed Q2 2026 eTabs revenue in Canadian dollars; those are company disclosures in public earnings releases (LNW Aug 4, 2026; Pollard Aug 13, 2026).\n\n10 — Consolidation: Light & Wonder’s mid‑2025 acquisition of Grover Gaming consolidated unit leadership, a fact the company disclosed in its Q2 2026 earnings narrative and prior filings; this is evident in public company reporting as of Q2 2026.\n\n11 — Prediction markets sources and cadence: primary sources are CFTC press releases, DCM application records, and court dockets; Gaming Market Research updates its prediction‑market tracker weekly because legal status can change rapidly (tracker practice noted September 2026).\n\n12 — Polymarket note: Polymarket’s platform‑disclosed global trading volume is a platform figure and distinct from CFTC‑reported US filings; Polymarket’s US entity QCX LLC received a CFTC Amended Order of Designation on November 25, 2025 — that order and the distinction between platform disclosures and regulatory filings are in our coverage notes (Nov 25, 2025 / Sept 2026).\n\n13 — Where visible numbers diverge: many states do not break out e‑tab revenue separately; tribal electronic operations and sweepstakes platforms operate outside these mandatory disclosures — those gaps are documented in our coverage and gaps notes dated September 2026.\n\n14 — Practical checklist: when you see any gaming figure, ask for the number, the exact source document, the as‑of date, whether it’s measured or an estimate, and which jurisdictions are included — guidance drawn from our methodology notes as of September 2026.",
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      "text": "12 — Polymarket note: Polymarket’s platform‑disclosed global trading volume is a platform figure and distinct from CFTC‑reported US filings; Polymarket’s US entity QCX LLC received a CFTC Amended Order of Designation on November 25, 2025 — that order and the distinction between platform disclosures and regulatory filings are in our coverage notes (Nov 25, 2025 / Sept 2026).",
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