Quote

There would be economic disruption in Omaha from expanded gambling...You would just be moving Chernobyl closer to the population center

John Warren Kindt

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

John Warren Kindt
Population
Economic
Chernobyl
Moving
Omaha
Would
Disruption
Expanded
Gambling
Closer
Center

More quotes by John Warren Kindt

Image
Legalized gambling cost taxpayers $3 for every $1 in state revenue to government
John Warren Kindt
Image
The socio-economic impact of gambling addiction is comparable to drug and alcohol addiction
John Warren Kindt
Image
Gambling has a zero-sum economic effect in its market and, like legalizing cocaine, the socio-economic costs of legalizing gambling overwhelm the benefits
John Warren Kindt
Image
Lotteries boost state revenues in the short run but don't feed the economy in the long run
John Warren Kindt
Image
$60,000 spent in a consumer economy multiplies by respending into $180,000
John Warren Kindt
Image
Bankruptcies increase 18 percent to 42 percent above the national average
John Warren Kindt
Image
I would hate to see the state of Wisconsin make another mistake and locate another casino in a high-density population area
John Warren Kindt
Image
Legalized gambling is the leading cause of bankruptcy
John Warren Kindt
Image
Besides creating more compulsive gamblers, money spent on lotteries isn't spent on other goods such as clothing or computers, which would trickle through to retailers, manufacturers and other parts of the economy
John Warren Kindt
Image
What we really need is a federal intervention plan, which calls for a moratorium on gambling in the U.S.
John Warren Kindt
Image
My bottom line is this is no time to be gambling with our economy
John Warren Kindt
Image
Gambling is a catalyst for economic downturn
John Warren Kindt
Image
An Osage tribal study found that between $41 million to $50 million left a 50-mile radius around their own casino
John Warren Kindt
Image
Therefore 5,000 new video gambling machines costs the economy 5,000 lost jobs each year
John Warren Kindt
Image
While gambling addiction can be a social justice reason for some to ban gambling, the economic evidence suggests that the social and economic costs of gambling are $3 to the taxpayers for every $1 in benefits
John Warren Kindt
Image
It is not economic development it's about taking money out of the consumer economy and shipping it off to Las Vegas
John Warren Kindt
Image
It's lose, lose for the taxpayer
John Warren Kindt
Image
The casinos are walking out of states with at least $1 billion in their pockets to Las Vegas
John Warren Kindt
Image
Taxpayers would likely be responsible for treating addicts
John Warren Kindt
Image
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
John Warren Kindt