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TIL that the country with the highest annual gambling spending per capita is Australia ($1200). Afterwards come Singapore ($1100), Ireland ($600), Canada ($570), Finland ($560), Italy ($517), Hong Kong ($500), Norway ($448), Greece ($420), and Spain ($418)

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