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

And as far as jobs go, for every one job that the casino creates, one is lost in the 35-mile feeder market

Gambling drains the economy by taking money away from grocery stores and retail businesses and putting it in the hands of an industry that produces no product

My bottom line is this is no time to be gambling with our economy

No reputable economist anywhere believes it's gambling an economic tool

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

The socio-economic impact of gambling addiction is comparable to drug and alcohol addiction