The lightning spread of 'Western-style' gambling overseas has increased the problems of addicted and problem gamblers, organized crime and alleged corruption in Asia and the Middle East

One to 2 percent of the population becomes addicted gamblers

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

Studies in Australia have verified this drain on the economy by video gambling machines

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

While gambling addiction can be a social justice reason for some to ban gambling, the economic evidence suggests that the social and economic costs of gambling are $3 to the taxpayers for every $1 in benefits

Every video [slot] gambling machine takes $60,000 out of the consumer economy