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

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

The socio-economic impact of gambling addiction is comparable to drug and alcohol addiction

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

Then they're like addicts; they can't help themselves... They will steal, cheat, embezzle and commit other crimes just to get money to gamble

For every three machines, you lose two jobs out of the surrounding economy because people are dumping their money on gambling

Lotteries boost state revenues in the short run but don't feed the economy in the long run