Local competing businesses were thereby losing revenue.

Besides creating more compulsive gamblers, money spent on lotteries isn't spent on other goods such as clothing or computers, which would trickle through to retailers, manufacturers and other parts of the economy

We beat the Great Depression without lotteries and legalized gambling

Casinos don't bring business except for the gambling boys

The social costs, and the increased tax costs due to addicted gamblers, stay behind

The lightning spread of 'Western-style' gambling overseas has increased the problems of addicted and problem gamblers, organized crime and alleged corruption in Asia and the Middle East

27 percent to 55 percent of casino revenues come from problem or pathological gamblers