A shrinking economy means lost sales and lost jobs
One to 2 percent of the population becomes addicted gamblers
What we really need is a federal intervention plan, which calls for a moratorium on gambling in the U.S.
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
We beat the Great Depression without lotteries and legalized gambling
Thirty-seven percent of gamblers dip into their savings to fulfill their habit