Local competing businesses were thereby losing revenue.

Crime goes up 10 percent due to the gambling by the third year after racinos or slot machines are open, and then it continues upward after that

The ABCs of legalized gambling - addictions, bankruptcies and crime

Every video [slot] gambling machine takes $60,000 out of the consumer economy

If the government wants to stimulate the economy, it should outlaw gambling

The faster the gambling activity, the more highly addictive it is; and the more addictive the gambling activity is, the more revenue it will generate for the industry

Gamblers spend 10 percent less on food; 25 percent less on clothing and 35 percent less on savings