One to 2 percent of the population becomes addicted gamblers

The ABCs of legalized gambling - addictions, bankruptcies and crime

This is an industry that generates addicted gamblers and they are desperate to get money

The military should get rid of video gambling devices on nearly 100 overseas bases and posts

It becomes a cannibalization of your pre-existing economy

If gambling were banned, those social costs would drop, tax revenues from consumer goods would increase, and money would be pumped into the productive economic sector

The faster the gambling activity, the more highly addictive it is; and the more addictive the gambling activity is, the more revenue it will generate for the industry