Gambling is a catalyst for economic downturn

The gambling interests like to point to the construction jobs, but those jobs go away

Another threat to stability is the rise of Internet gambling

The socio-economic impact of gambling addiction is comparable to drug and alcohol addiction

While advocates of legalized gambling say it brings in revenues needed for education and other uses, it actually has led to higher taxes, loss of jobs, economic disruption of non-gambling businesses, increased crime and higher social-welfare costs

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

27 percent to 55 percent of casino revenues come from problem or pathological gamblers