Bankruptcies increase 18 percent to 42 percent above the national average

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

Another threat to stability is the rise of Internet gambling

Gamblers spend 10 percent less on food; 25 percent less on clothing and 35 percent less on savings

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

The lightning spread of 'Western-style' gambling overseas has increased the problems of addicted and problem gamblers, organized crime and alleged corruption in Asia and the Middle East

The ABCs of legalized gambling - addictions, bankruptcies and crime