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

Bankruptcies increase 18 percent to 42 percent above the national average

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

The lightning spread of 'Western-style' gambling overseas has increased the problems of addicted and problem gamblers, organized crime and alleged corruption in Asia and the Middle East

And as far as jobs go, for every one job that the casino creates, one is lost in the 35-mile feeder market

Legalized gambling cost taxpayers $3 for every $1 in state revenue to government

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