Bankruptcies increase 18 percent to 42 percent above the national average

Clothing sales plummet, rent delinquencies mount and even grocery sales shrink as gamblers, having tapped out their entertainment budgets, dip into dollars set aside for necessities

Bankruptcies will be up 18 to 42 percent around racinos areas tracks as people lose their money

If the government wants to stimulate the economy, it should outlaw gambling

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

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.

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