Gambling addicts usually lose their focus at work and problem military gambling poses a national security threat

A 1999 report by a bipartisan federal panel on gambling concluded the United States should put a hold on further casinos until it is clear what the impact is on America

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

Utah sells itself to Fortune 500 companies as a noncasino state where employers don't have to be concerned about absenteeism and other problems associated with gambling

If gambling were banned, those social costs would drop, tax revenues from consumer goods would increase, and money would be pumped into the productive economic sector

Gambling is being subsidized by the taxpayers

Crime goes up 10 percent due to the gambling by the third year after racinos or slot machines are open, and then it continues upward after that