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“Establishing a 0.03 percent Wall Street speculation fee, similar to what we had from 1914-1966, would dampen the dangerous level of speculation and gambling on Wall Street, encourage the financial sector to invest in the productive economy and reduce the deficit by more than $350 billion over 10 years.”

Years Levels Economy Streets Dangerous Wall Percent Financial Billions Productive Gambling Speculation Deficit Fees

Author:Bernie Sanders

“Hold'em - like life itself - has its defining moment. It's the flop. When you see the flop, you're looking at 71 percent of your hand, and the cost is only a single round of betting.”

Moments Hands Cost Percent Rounds Ems Gambling Defining Betting Defining Moments

Book:Hold'em Excellence: From Beginner to Winner

Source: Hold'em Excellence: From Beginner to Winner

“Historically, the stock market is like a gambling casino with the odds in your favor. Over the long pull, stocks are given something like nine and a half to ten percent compounded per year. The banks have probably given you something in the order of four to five.”

Years Long Order Given Half Five Four Ten Percent Investing Favors Nine Gambling Odds Casinos

Author:Burton Malkiel

“Shockingly, a University of Pennsylvania study says the number of young people addicted to gambling - largely due to increased exposure to the Internet and Internet gambling - grew by an alarming 20 percent between 2004 and 2005 alone.”

People Young Numbers Study Grew Internet Percent University Dues Gambling Exposure Pennsylvania University Of Pennsylvania

Author:Spencer Bachus

“Gamblers spend 10 percent less on food; 25 percent less on clothing and 35 percent less on savings”

Percent Saving Gambling Clothings Savings

Author:John Warren Kindt

“Thirty-seven percent of gamblers dip into their savings to fulfill their habit”

Habit Percent Seven Saving Thirty Gambling Savings Dip

Author:John Warren Kindt

“In 1993, 40 percent of Minnesota restaurateurs reported declines attributed to casinos”

Percent Gambling Decline Minnesota Casinos

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”

People Years Persons States Used Interest Figures Industry Couple Percent Sells Tendencies Gambling Public Figures Public Image

Author:John Warren Kindt

“One to 2 percent of the population becomes addicted gamblers”

Percent Population Gambling

Author:John Warren Kindt

“27 percent to 55 percent of casino revenues come from problem or pathological gamblers”

Problem Percent Gambling Revenue Casinos

Author:John Warren Kindt

“Bankruptcies increase 18 percent to 42 percent above the national average”

Percent Increase Average Gambling Bankruptcy

Author:John Warren Kindt

“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.”

Years Crime Percent Thirds Increase Corruption Miles Gambling Decrease Casinos Radius

Author:John Warren Kindt

“Bankruptcies will be up 18 to 42 percent around racinos areas tracks as people lose their money”

People Loses Percent Areas Track Gambling Bankruptcy

Author:John Warren Kindt

“Crime goes up 10 percent due to the gambling by the third year after racinos or slot machines are open, and then it continues upward after that”

Years Crime Percent Machines Thirds Dues Gambling Slot Machines

Author:John Warren Kindt

“A study in Illinois in the mid-1990s found that 65 percent of businesses were hurt by the proximity of gambling”

Found Hurt Study Percent Gambling Proximity Illinois

Author:John Warren Kindt