The national gambling industry's trade association says revenue and jobs fell last year as Americans became less willing to risk their money, according to The Associated Press.

A study released Monday by the American Gaming Association found revenue nationwide was down 4.7 percent in 2008 to $32.5 billion. The year before, revenue had increased by 5.3 percent.

The nation has more than 1,600 casinos, slot parlors and other gambling halls. The number of casino jobs fell 1 percent to more than 357,000.

The gambling halls paid $5.7 billion in taxes to state and local governments last year. That's down slightly from $5.8 billion the year before.

One-quarter of the adult U.S. population visited a casino in 2008.

I participated in the AGA's press conference, and didn't get that much out of it that would affect us, although I'll likely save some of their findings and roll them into other stories.