Gambling interests hire lots of economists to do impact studies, but what you need is cost-benefit analysis, and you'll never see the industry finance those

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

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

Taxpayers would likely be responsible for treating addicts

Clothing sales plummet, rent delinquencies mount and even grocery sales shrink as gamblers, having tapped out their entertainment budgets, dip into dollars set aside for necessities

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

There would be economic disruption in Omaha from expanded gambling...You would just be moving Chernobyl closer to the population center