Thirty-seven percent of gamblers dip into their savings to fulfill their habit

It's lose, lose for the taxpayer

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

The faster the gambling activity, the more highly addictive it is; and the more addictive the gambling activity is, the more revenue it will generate for the industry

A study in Illinois in the mid-1990s found that 65 percent of businesses were hurt by the proximity of gambling

Gambling is being subsidized by the taxpayers

What we really need is a federal intervention plan, which calls for a moratorium on gambling in the U.S.