Generally, traditional businesses were slow to recognize the way in which legalized gambling captured dollars from across the entire spectrum of the various consumer markets, but now they know

No reputable economist anywhere believes it's gambling an economic tool

Then they're like addicts; they can't help themselves... They will steal, cheat, embezzle and commit other crimes just to get money to gamble

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

This is an industry that generates addicted gamblers and they are desperate to get money

Bankruptcies and addictions increase in areas with casinos

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