Taxpayers would likely be responsible for treating addicts

In permitting gambling enterprises to flourish in the United States and abroad, the United States undermines global socio-economic stability in contravention of its international obligations

This is an industry that generates addicted gamblers and they are desperate to get money

In 1993, 40 percent of Minnesota restaurateurs reported declines attributed to casinos

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

Generally, traditional businesses were slow to recognize the way in which legalized gambling captured dollars from across the entire spectrum of the various consumer markets, but now they know

Any legislator who says he doesn't see the downside hasn't done his homework