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 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

State-sponsored gambling produces no product, no new wealth, and so it makes no genuine contribution to economic development

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 military should get rid of video gambling devices on nearly 100 overseas bases and posts

Lotteries boost state revenues in the short run but don't feed the economy in the long run

Gambling is a catalyst for economic downturn