But some gambling experts say tax revenues will eventually reach the point of diminishing returns as more and more forms of gambling are legalized.

According to a gambling expert consulted by The Daily News, it would have taken him 800 to 1,600 hours of continuous play to hemorrhage the $8 million we know about so far.

Leading the way, some gambling experts say, are the games that are fueling the boom in gambling: state lotteries.

Numerous mob-affiliated gambling experts, including Dino Cellini and many of his family members, worked for Mr. Groves in the Bahamas.

Law enforcement and gambling experts say that at least $1.5 billion will be wagered on this year's game.

That is worrisome to some gambling experts because, they said, there is some evidence that faster play is more addictive for vulnerable players.

In June 2011, Online Poker Sites commissioned a gambling expert to investigate the credibility of the LGA.

Wong has appeared on TV multiple times as a blackjack tournament contestant or as a gambling expert.

"The machines suck people into the screen," says Professor William Thompson, a gambling expert at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.