A study in Illinois in the mid-1990s found that 65 percent of businesses were hurt by the proximity of gambling

While advocates of legalized gambling say it brings in revenues needed for education and other uses, it actually has led to higher taxes, loss of jobs, economic disruption of non-gambling businesses, increased crime and higher social-welfare costs

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

And as far as jobs go, for every one job that the casino creates, one is lost in the 35-mile feeder market

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

I would hate to see the state of Wisconsin make another mistake and locate another casino in a high-density population area

Gambling is a bad deal for taxpayers