Your addiction rate will go up if you have gambling in this area

The casinos are walking out of states with at least $1 billion in their pockets to Las Vegas

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

A 1999 report by a bipartisan federal panel on gambling concluded the United States should put a hold on further casinos until it is clear what the impact is on America

For every dollar of revenue generated by gambling, taxpayers must pay at least $3 in increased criminal justice costs, social welfare expenses, high regulatory costs, and increased infrastructure expenditures

In 1993, 40 percent of Minnesota restaurateurs reported declines attributed to casinos

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