No reputable economist anywhere believes it's gambling an economic tool

The casinos are walking out of states with at least $1 billion in their pockets to Las Vegas

The ABCs of legalized gambling - addictions, bankruptcies and crime

It becomes a cannibalization of your pre-existing economy

When the money is not spent on cars and refrigerators and is instead dropped into a slot machine, it leaves the economy

Gambling addicts usually lose their focus at work and problem military gambling poses a national security threat

Bankruptcies will be up 18 to 42 percent around racinos areas tracks as people lose their money