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

Actually, they should just roll it all back get rid of gambling...It destabilizes the U.S. economy

It is not economic development; it's about taking money out of the consumer economy and shipping it off to Las Vegas

Gambling is a catalyst for economic downturn

Generally, traditional businesses were slow to recognize the way in which legalized gambling captured dollars from across the entire spectrum of the various consumer markets, but now they know

Then they're like addicts; they can't help themselves... They will steal, cheat, embezzle and commit other crimes just to get money to gamble

Bankruptcies increase 18 percent to 42 percent above the national average