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

Gambling is a catalyst for economic downturn

Generally, traditional businesses were slow to recognize the way in which legalized gambling captured dollars from across the entire spectrum of the various consumer markets, but now they know

The social costs, and the increased tax costs due to addicted gamblers, stay behind

In convenience gambling scenarios, discretionary spending and nondiscretionary addicted gambling dollars were transferred from other forms of consumer expenditures

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

One to 2 percent of the population becomes addicted gamblers