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National Coalition, Against Legalized Gambling. (spgfoundation.org /) Proximity and poverty matter Real costs for everyone Gambling costs more than raising taxes, even for those who NEVER gamble! Each compulsive gambler costs the economy between $14,006 and $22,077 per year. If 2% become addicted, that's $280 to $440 per year paid by every other citizen! Trading jobs kills development Most casinos attract 80% or more of their market from a 35 -50 mile radius. Casinos absorb existing entertainment, restaurant and hotel business, and deplete dollars available to other retail businesses. That destroys other jobs in the trade area and eliminates their sales, employment and property tax contributions. Illegal gambling remains Legalizing gambling does not reduce illegal gambling. Din Legalized gambling may even increase illegal gambling because untaxed illegal operators may offer better odds, bigger payoffs and loans that legal operations cannot. Patrons in gambling states feel gambling is generally legal and they are less averse to gambling in unlicensed establishments. Law enforcement in gambling states see illegal gambling as a state revenue issue rather than a criminal activity, and may be less motivated to investigate. Gambling brings addiction When gambling appears in a community, it brings a wave of addiction. In a mature gambling market, compulsive gambling typically seizes the lives of 1.5% to 2.5% of the adult population. That amounts to three to five times the number of people suffering from cancer. "Gambling is an addictive behavior, make no mistake about it ... Gambling has all the properties of a psychoactive substance, and again, the reason is that it changes the neurochemistry of the brain. 1W1 The American Psychiatric Association says between 1% and 3% of the U.S. population is addicted to gambling, depending on location and demographics. Youth have even higher addiction rates, between 4 an 8 %. lvil Addiction rates double within 50 miles of a casino. °l Probable pathological gambling in Nevada in 2000 measured 3.5 %. Other states ranged from 2.1% in North Dakota in 2000 to 4.9% 1 thW Legalized Gambling )THE INSIDE STORY I 0 ar il Facts every citizen should know before gambling comes to YOUR town . National Coalition, Against Legalized Gambling. (spgfoundation.org /) Proximity and poverty matter Real costs for everyone Gambling costs more than raising taxes, even for those who NEVER gamble! Each compulsive gambler costs the economy between $14,006 and $22,077 per year. If 2% become addicted, that's $280 to $440 per year paid by every other citizen! Trading jobs kills development Most casinos attract 80% or more of their market from a 35 -50 mile radius. Casinos absorb existing entertainment, restaurant and hotel business, and deplete dollars available to other retail businesses. That destroys other jobs in the trade area and eliminates their sales, employment and property tax contributions. Illegal gambling remains Legalizing gambling does not reduce illegal gambling. Din Legalized gambling may even increase illegal gambling because untaxed illegal operators may offer better odds, bigger payoffs and loans that legal operations cannot. Patrons in gambling states feel gambling is generally legal and they are less averse to gambling in unlicensed establishments. Law enforcement in gambling states see illegal gambling as a state revenue issue rather than a criminal activity, and may be less motivated to investigate. Gambling brings addiction When gambling appears in a community, it brings a wave of addiction. In a mature gambling market, compulsive gambling typically seizes the lives of 1.5% to 2.5% of the adult population. That amounts to three to five times the number of people suffering from cancer. "Gambling is an addictive behavior, make no mistake about it ... Gambling has all the properties of a psychoactive substance, and again, the reason is that it changes the neurochemistry of the brain. 1W1 The American Psychiatric Association says between 1% and 3% of the U.S. population is addicted to gambling, depending on location and demographics. Youth have even higher addiction rates, between 4 an 8 %. lvil Addiction rates double within 50 miles of a casino. °l Probable pathological gambling in Nevada in 2000 measured 3.5 %. Other states ranged from 2.1% in North Dakota in 2000 to 4.9% 1