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

It becomes a cannibalization of your pre-existing economy

27 percent to 55 percent of casino revenues come from problem or pathological gamblers

The faster the gambling activity, the more highly addictive it is; and the more addictive the gambling activity is, the more revenue it will generate for the industry

Movies and Disney World don't create addicts

If you want your 401k to come back, recriminalize gambling

People will spend a tremendous amount of money in casinos, money they normally would spend on refrigerators or a new car. Local businesses will suffer because they'll lose consumer dollars to casinos.