Bankruptcies and addictions increase in areas with casinos

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

Therefore 5,000 new video gambling machines costs the economy 5,000 lost jobs each year

Gambling is a catalyst for economic downturn

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

The real loss by gambling is $180,000 to the consumer economy for each slot machine

And as far as jobs go, for every one job that the casino creates, one is lost in the 35-mile feeder market