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

Crime goes up 10 percent due to the gambling by the third year after racinos or slot machines are open, and then it continues upward after that

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

One to 2 percent of the population becomes addicted gamblers

Lotteries boost state revenues in the short run but don't feed the economy in the long run

Bankruptcies increase 18 percent to 42 percent above the national average

Another threat to stability is the rise of Internet gambling