It becomes a cannibalization of your pre-existing economy

Sociologists almost uniformly report that increased gambling activities, which are promoted as sociologically 'acceptable' and which are made 'accessible' to larger numbers of people will increase the number of pathological gamblers

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

Legalized gambling cost taxpayers $3 for every $1 in state revenue to government

$60,000 spent in a consumer economy multiplies by respending into $180,000

There would be economic disruption in Omaha from expanded gambling...You would just be moving Chernobyl closer to the population center

In 1993, 40 percent of Minnesota restaurateurs reported declines attributed to casinos