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

Gamblers spend 10 percent less on food; 25 percent less on clothing and 35 percent less on savings

Therefore 5,000 new video gambling machines costs the economy 5,000 lost jobs each year

It's time to wipe the slate clean, recriminalize gambling, just like we did in this country 100 years ago

When the money is not spent on cars and refrigerators and is instead dropped into a slot machine, it leaves the economy

Taxpayers would likely be responsible for treating addicts

Utah sells itself to Fortune 500 companies as a noncasino state where employers don't have to be concerned about absenteeism and other problems associated with gambling