Gamblers spend 10 percent less on food; 25 percent less on clothing and 35 percent less on savings

Bankruptcies will be up 18 to 42 percent around racinos areas tracks as people lose their money

Besides creating more compulsive gamblers, money spent on lotteries isn't spent on other goods such as clothing or computers, which would trickle through to retailers, manufacturers and other parts of the economy

A study in Illinois in the mid-1990s found that 65 percent of businesses were hurt by the proximity of gambling

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

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

People will spend a tremendous amount of money in casinos, money they normally would spend on refrigerators or a new car. Local businesses will suffer because they'll lose consumer dollars to casinos.