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

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

The social costs, and the increased tax costs due to addicted gamblers, stay behind

Your social costs, your costs to the taxpayers, are $3 for every $1 of benefits, it's not good economic development

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

Gambling has a zero-sum economic effect in its market and, like legalizing cocaine, the socio-economic costs of legalizing gambling overwhelm the benefits

While gambling addiction can be a social justice reason for some to ban gambling, the economic evidence suggests that the social and economic costs of gambling are $3 to the taxpayers for every $1 in benefits