There would be economic disruption in Omaha from expanded gambling...You would just be moving Chernobyl closer to the population center

Taxpayers would likely be responsible for treating addicts

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

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

A shrinking economy means lost sales and lost jobs

An Osage tribal study found that between $41 million to $50 million left a 50-mile radius around their own casino

In convenience gambling scenarios, discretionary spending and nondiscretionary addicted gambling dollars were transferred from other forms of consumer expenditures