One to 2 percent of the population becomes addicted gamblers

Bankruptcies increase 18 percent to 42 percent above the national average

Gambling addicts usually lose their focus at work and problem military gambling poses a national security threat

When governments legalize and encourage gambling, they are creating addictions among their citizens

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

What we really need is a federal intervention plan, which calls for a moratorium on gambling in the U.S.

Any legislator who says he doesn't see the downside hasn't done his homework