US commercial casino gambling revenueUS self-published books per year
American casino revenue and American self-published books, both climbing. Two completely unrelated industries built on chance: the slot pull and the manuscript upload, both products of the same lower-the-barrier decade.
US commercial casino gambling revenue grew from about 37 billion dollars in 2010 to over 60 billion by 2023 as states liberalised gaming laws and online sports betting arrived. Self-published titles per year climbed from a few hundred thousand in 2010 to over 2 million by 2023 as Amazon KDP and falling production costs lowered the publishing barrier. Two completely unrelated growth stories sharing a window because the same thirteen years rewarded both a state-licensed gaming category and a self-publishing platform. Different bets.
Two industries opened up at the same time. The casino and the cover, both more available.
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