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

State-sponsored gambling produces no product, no new wealth, and so it makes no genuine contribution to economic development

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

I would hate to see the state of Wisconsin make another mistake and locate another casino in a high-density population area

Casinos don't bring business except for the gambling boys

In convenience gambling scenarios, discretionary spending and nondiscretionary addicted gambling dollars were transferred from other forms of consumer expenditures

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