Another threat to stability is the rise of Internet gambling

In convenience gambling scenarios, discretionary spending and nondiscretionary addicted gambling dollars were transferred from other forms of consumer expenditures

For every slot machine you add, you lose one job per year from the consumer economy

Legalized gambling is the leading cause of bankruptcy

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

Local competing businesses were thereby losing revenue.

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