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

Lotteries boost state revenues in the short run but don't feed the economy in the long run

Another threat to stability is the rise of Internet gambling

I would hate to see the state of Wisconsin make another mistake and locate another casino in a high-density population area

People will spend a tremendous amount of money in casinos, money they normally would spend on refrigerators or a new car. Local businesses will suffer because they'll lose consumer dollars to casinos.

Besides creating more compulsive gamblers, money spent on lotteries isn't spent on other goods such as clothing or computers, which would trickle through to retailers, manufacturers and other parts of the economy

It's time to wipe the slate clean, recriminalize gambling, just like we did in this country 100 years ago