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

Casinos don't bring business except for the gambling boys

A 1999 report by a bipartisan federal panel on gambling concluded the United States should put a hold on further casinos until it is clear what the impact is on America

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

A shrinking economy means lost sales and lost jobs

If gambling were banned, those social costs would drop, tax revenues from consumer goods would increase, and money would be pumped into the productive economic sector

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