It's lose, lose for the taxpayer

Gambling is a bad deal for taxpayers

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

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

For every three machines, you lose two jobs out of the surrounding economy because people are dumping their money on gambling

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

Although crime and corruption decreases within a one-mile radius of a casino, it increases 10 percent within a 35-mile radius by the third year the casino is open.