“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” KnowsWayDollarsVariousTraditionalConsumersGamblingSpectrumCaptured Author:John Warren Kindt
“The gambling industry has a tendency to find public figures ... and these persons are used for their public image. These people generally come in for a couple of years and then they sell out and it's 100 percent owned by out-of-state interests” PeopleYearsPersonsStatesUsedInterestFiguresIndustryCouplePercentSellsTendenciesGamblingPublic FiguresPublic Image Author:John Warren Kindt
“People will spend a tremendous amount of money in casinos, money they normally would spend on refrigerators or a new car. Local businesses will suffer because they'll lose consumer dollars to casinos.” PeopleSufferingLosesCarAmountDollarsLocalsConsumersGamblingRefrigeratorsCasinosNew CarLocal Business Author:John Warren Kindt
“For every three machines, you lose two jobs out of the surrounding economy because people are dumping their money on gambling” PeopleTwoJobsThreeLosesEconomyMachinesGamblingTwo Jobs Author:John Warren Kindt
“If the government wants to stimulate the economy, it should outlaw gambling” IfsWantShouldGovernmentEconomyGamblingOutlaw Author:John Warren Kindt
“Gambling is a catalyst for economic downturn” EconomicGamblingCatalystDownturnEconomic Downturn Author:John Warren Kindt
“One to 2 percent of the population becomes addicted gamblers” PercentPopulationGambling Author:John Warren Kindt
“27 percent to 55 percent of casino revenues come from problem or pathological gamblers” ProblemPercentGamblingRevenueCasinos Author:John Warren Kindt