The gambling interests like to point to the construction jobs, but those jobs go away

Although crime and corruption decreases within a one-mile radius of a casino, it increases 10 percent within a 35-mile radius by the third year the casino is open.

Gambling has a zero-sum economic effect in its market and, like legalizing cocaine, the socio-economic costs of legalizing gambling overwhelm the benefits

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

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

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

My bottom line is this is no time to be gambling with our economy