STATES WITH CASINOS
AND NO GAMBLING LOSS LIMITS
HAVE SEVERE BUDGET DEFICITS
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California: -$35 billion budget deficit 1.
Indian Casinos, Lottery, Tracks |
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Connecticut: -$650 million budget deficit 2.
Indian Casinos, Lottery, Tracks |
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Illinois: -$5 billion budget deficit 3.
Casinos, Lottery, Tracks |
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Iowa: -$50 million budget deficit 4.
Casinos, Indian Casinos, Lottery, Tracks with slots |
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Indiana: -$850 million budget deficit 5.
Casinos, Lottery, Track Pari-mutuel |
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Louisiana: -$90 million budget deficit 6.
Casinos, Indian Casinos, Lottery, Tracks with slots |
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Michigan: -$1 billion budget deficit 7.
Casinos, Indian Casinos, Lottery, Tracks |
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Mississippi: -$96 million budget deficit 4.
Casinos, Indian Casinos |
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New Jersey: -$5 billion budget deficit 8.
Casinos, Lottery, Track Pari-mutuel
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Nevada: -$244 million budget deficit 9.
Casinos, Indian casinos, Track Pari-mutuel
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Why hasn't "no limits" casino gambling
solved these state budgets?
THE COST OF ADDICTION
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GAMBLING ADDICTION RATES
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Detroit
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11.4% 10.
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Nevada
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6.6% 11.
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Connecticut
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6% 12.
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Iowa
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5.4% 13. |
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Florida
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5.2% 14. |
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Mississippi
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4.9% 15. |
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Illinois
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2 to 5% 16. |
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California
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3% 17. |
Social Cost Estimates
Tied Directly to Problem & Pathological Gamblers
Business Profitability Versus Social Profitability: Evaluating Industries with Externalizes, The Case of the Casino Industry, By Earl L. Grinols, David B. Mustard
| CRIME |
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Apprehension & Increase Police Costs |
$ 257
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Adjudication (Criminal & Civil Justice Cost |
$ 676
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Incarceration & Supervision Costs |
$ 3,065
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| BUSINESS & EMPLOYMENT COSTS |
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Lost Productivity on job |
$ 1,082
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Lost Time & Unemployment |
$ 2,913
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| BANKRUPTCY |
$ 316
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| SUICIDE |
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| ILLNESS |
$ 700
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| SOCIAL SERVICE COSTS |
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Therapy/Treatment Costs |
$ 189
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Unemployment, etc. (Welfare/Food Stamps) |
$ 442
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| GOVERNMENT DIRECT REGULATORY COSTS |
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| FAMILY COSTS Divorce, Separation |
$ 111
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| ABUSED DOLLARS |
$ 3,834
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ANNUAL SOCIAL COST PER GAMBLER |
$13,585
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1. AP 1/11/03 for 2 yrs. 2.ctnow.com 1/26/02 3. STLToday.com 1/18/03 4.www.pbs.org/now/politics/budgetmap.html#ms 5. Indianapolis Star 1/10/03 6.The Advocate 5/27/02 7. Michigan Free Press 6/14/02 8.Boston.com 2/3/03 9. Las Vegas Review-Journal 4/11/02 10. Michigan's Community Health Department 11. Gemini Research Inc. of Northampton, Mass. 12.CT:Anti-gambling forum today at Wesleyan By AMY L. ZITKA, Middletown Press Staff
13. www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/gamble/procon/kindt.html 14. University of Florida 15. 1998 Montana Gambling Study 16. Minutes of IL Gaming Board
17. www.calproblemgambling.org
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Costs - Economic/Social
