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

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

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

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

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

Local competing businesses were thereby losing revenue.

The smartest thing legislatures can do is get rid of lotteries and get those dollars buying consumer goods and get the sales tax revenues from that