We beat the Great Depression without lotteries and legalized gambling

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

Besides creating more compulsive gamblers, money spent on lotteries isn't spent on other goods such as clothing or computers, which would trickle through to retailers, manufacturers and other parts of the economy

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 is the leading cause of bankruptcy

Taxpayers would likely be responsible for treating addicts

In convenience gambling scenarios, discretionary spending and nondiscretionary addicted gambling dollars were transferred from other forms of consumer expenditures