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

Gambling has a zero-sum economic effect in its market and, like legalizing cocaine, the socio-economic costs of legalizing gambling overwhelm the benefits

$60,000 spent in a consumer economy multiplies by respending into $180,000

Taxpayers would likely be responsible for treating addicts

The faster the gambling activity, the more highly addictive it is; and the more addictive the gambling activity is, the more revenue it will generate for the industry

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

Gambling is a bad deal for taxpayers