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> [The smartest thing legislatures can do is get rid of lotteries and get those dollars buying consumer goods and get the sales…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-warren-kindt/the-smartest-thing-legislatures-can-do-is-get-rid-of-lotteries-and/)

[John Warren Kindt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-warren-kindt/)

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> [We beat the Great Depression without lotteries and legalized gambling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-warren-kindt/we-beat-the-great-depression-without-lotteries-and-legalized-gambling/)

[John Warren Kindt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-warren-kindt/)

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> [Lotteries boost state revenues in the short run but don't feed the economy in the long run](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-warren-kindt/lotteries-boost-state-revenues-in-the-short-run-but-don-t-feed-the/)

[John Warren Kindt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-warren-kindt/)

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> [Besides creating more compulsive gamblers, money spent on lotteries isn't spent on other goods such as clothing or computers, which would trickle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-warren-kindt/besides-creating-more-compulsive-gamblers-money-spent-on-lotteries/)

[John Warren Kindt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-warren-kindt/)

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## More by John Warren Kindt

> [Taxpayers would likely be responsible for treating addicts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-warren-kindt/taxpayers-would-likely-be-responsible-for-treating-addicts/)

[John Warren Kindt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-warren-kindt/)

> [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](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-warren-kindt/then-they-re-like-addicts-they-can-t-help-themselves-they-will-steal/)

[John Warren Kindt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-warren-kindt/)

> [It becomes a cannibalization of your pre-existing economy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-warren-kindt/it-becomes-a-cannibalization-of-your-pre-existing-economy/)

[John Warren Kindt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-warren-kindt/)

> [Legalized gambling is the leading cause of bankruptcy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-warren-kindt/legalized-gambling-is-the-leading-cause-of-bankruptcy/)

[John Warren Kindt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-warren-kindt/)

> [In permitting gambling enterprises to flourish in the United States and abroad, the United States undermines global socio-economic stability in contravention of its international…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-warren-kindt/in-permitting-gambling-enterprises-to-flourish-in-the-united-states/)

[John Warren Kindt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-warren-kindt/)

> [27 percent to 55 percent of casino revenues come from problem or pathological gamblers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-warren-kindt/27-percent-to-55-percent-of-casino-revenues-come-from-problem-or/)

[John Warren Kindt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-warren-kindt/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-warren-kindt/gambling-interests-hire-lots-of-economists-to-do-impact-studies-but/)

[John Warren Kindt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-warren-kindt/)

> [For every slot machine you add, you lose one job per year from the consumer economy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-warren-kindt/for-every-slot-machine-you-add-you-lose-one-job-per-year-from-the/)

[John Warren Kindt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-warren-kindt/)

> [Gambling has a zero-sum economic effect in its market and, like legalizing cocaine, the socio-economic costs of legalizing gambling overwhelm the benefits](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-warren-kindt/gambling-has-a-zero-sum-economic-effect-in-its-market-and-like/)

[John Warren Kindt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-warren-kindt/)

> [In convenience gambling scenarios, discretionary spending and nondiscretionary addicted gambling dollars were transferred from other forms of consumer expenditures](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-warren-kindt/in-convenience-gambling-scenarios-discretionary-spending-and/)

[John Warren Kindt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-warren-kindt/)

> [Local competing businesses were thereby losing revenue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-warren-kindt/local-competing-businesses-were-thereby-losing-revenue/)

[John Warren Kindt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-warren-kindt/)

> [This is an industry that generates addicted gamblers and they are desperate to get money](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-warren-kindt/this-is-an-industry-that-generates-addicted-gamblers-and-they-are/)

[John Warren Kindt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-warren-kindt/)

> [It's lose, lose for the taxpayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-warren-kindt/it-s-lose-lose-for-the-taxpayer/)

[John Warren Kindt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-warren-kindt/)

> [Thirty-seven percent of gamblers dip into their savings to fulfill their habit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-warren-kindt/thirty-seven-percent-of-gamblers-dip-into-their-savings-to-fulfill/)

[John Warren Kindt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-warren-kindt/)

> [The military should get rid of video gambling devices on nearly 100 overseas bases and posts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-warren-kindt/the-military-should-get-rid-of-video-gambling-devices-on-nearly-100/)

[John Warren Kindt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-warren-kindt/)

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