Quotes from John Warren Kindt

When the money is not spent on cars and refrigerators and is instead dropped into a slot machine, it leaves the economy

Gambling drains the economy by taking money away from grocery stores and retail businesses and putting it in the hands of an industry that produces no product

This is an industry that generates addicted gamblers and they are desperate to get money

It is not economic development; it's about taking money out of the consumer economy and shipping it off to Las Vegas

Then they're like addicts; they can't help themselves... They will steal, cheat, embezzle and commit other crimes just to get money to gamble

For every three machines, you lose two jobs out of the surrounding economy because people are dumping their money on gambling

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

When governments legalize and encourage gambling, they are creating addictions among their citizens

Legalized gambling cost taxpayers $3 for every $1 in state revenue to government

We beat the Great Depression without lotteries and legalized gambling

My bottom line is this is no time to be gambling with our economy

It's time to wipe the slate clean, recriminalize gambling, just like we did in this country 100 years ago

If the government wants to stimulate the economy, it should outlaw gambling

Gambling addicts usually lose their focus at work and problem military gambling poses a national security threat

Casinos don't bring business except for the gambling boys

The common mistake that business people make is they're going to get drive-by business...Only gas stations are helped