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

Clothing sales plummet, rent delinquencies mount and even grocery sales shrink as gamblers, having tapped out their entertainment budgets, dip into dollars set aside for necessities

The smartest thing legislatures can do is get rid of lotteries and get those dollars buying consumer goods and get the sales tax revenues from that

Casinos don't bring business except for the gambling boys

$60,000 spent in a consumer economy multiplies by respending into $180,000

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

Movies and Disney World don't create addicts