27 percent to 55 percent of casino revenues come from problem or pathological gamblers

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

The smartest thing legislatures can do is get rid of lotteries and get those dollars buying consumer goods and get the sales tax revenues from that

Legalized gambling cost taxpayers $3 for every $1 in state revenue to government

Thirty-seven percent of gamblers dip into their savings to fulfill their habit

Casinos don't bring business except for the gambling boys

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