The smartest thing legislatures can do is get rid of lotteries and get those dollars buying consumer goods and get the sales tax revenues from that

Utah sells itself to Fortune 500 companies as a noncasino state where employers don't have to be concerned about absenteeism and other problems associated with gambling

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

The smartest thing legislatures can do is get rid of lotteries and get those dollars buying consumer goods and get the sales tax revenues from that

If the government wants to stimulate the economy, it should outlaw gambling

The real loss by gambling is $180,000 to the consumer economy for each slot machine

Bankruptcies and addictions increase in areas with casinos