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

The casinos are walking out of states with at least $1 billion in their pockets to Las Vegas

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

Your addiction rate will go up if you have gambling in this area

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

Bankruptcies will be up 18 to 42 percent around racinos areas tracks as people lose their money

An Osage tribal study found that between $41 million to $50 million left a 50-mile radius around their own casino