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

For every slot machine you add, you lose one job per year from the consumer economy

The smartest thing legislatures can do is get rid of lotteries and get those dollars buying consumer goods and get the sales tax revenues from that

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

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

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

The ABCs of legalized gambling - addictions, bankruptcies and crime