Studies in Australia have verified this drain on the economy by video gambling machines

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

For every dollar of revenue generated by gambling, taxpayers must pay at least $3 in increased criminal justice costs, social welfare expenses, high regulatory costs, and increased infrastructure expenditures

When the money is not spent on cars and refrigerators and is instead dropped into a slot machine, it leaves the economy

Gambling drains the economy by taking money away from grocery stores and retail businesses and putting it in the hands of an industry that produces no product

Casinos don't bring business except for the gambling boys

Therefore 5,000 new video gambling machines costs the economy 5,000 lost jobs each year