“When governments legalize and encourage gambling, they are creating addictions among their citizens” Quote by John Warren Kindt
“The gambling interests like to point to the construction jobs, but those jobs go away” JobsInterestGamblingGoing AwayConstruction Author:John Warren Kindt
“The social costs, and the increased tax costs due to addicted gamblers, stay behind” SocialBehindsCostTaxesDuesGambling Author:John Warren Kindt
“Gambling interests hire lots of economists to do impact studies, but what you need is cost-benefit analysis, and you'll never see the industry finance those” NeedsInterestStudyIndustryCostBenefitsImpactFinanceAnalysisGamblingEconomistCost Benefit Analysis Author:John Warren Kindt
“A stair not worn hollow by footsteps is, regarded from its own point of view, only a boring something made of wood.” MadeViewsBoringWoodsPoint Of ViewWornHollowStairsFootsteps Book:The Blue Octavo Notebooks Source: The Blue Octavo Notebooks
“No reputable economist anywhere believes it's gambling an economic tool” BelieveEconomicToolsGamblingEconomist Author:John Warren Kindt
“For every dollar of revenue generated by gambling, taxpayers must pay at least $3 in increased criminal justice costs, social welfare expenses, high regulatory costs, and increased infrastructure expenditures” SocialJusticePayCostDollarsCriminalsWelfareGamblingExpensesRevenueInfrastructureTaxpayersCriminal JusticeExpendituresSocial Welfare Author:John Warren Kindt
“Casinos don't bring business except for the gambling boys” BoysGamblingCasinos Author:John Warren Kindt
“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