Granite State Coalition

Against Expanded Gambling

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Statistics From the Rhode Island Gambling Treatment Program

Main Problem Type of Gambling

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Statistics From the West Virginia Problem Gamblers Help Program Main Problem Type of Gambling

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3,000 - 6,000 Additional NH Gambling Addicts(compared to non-gamblers, National Gambling Impact Study Commission)

Past-Year Unemployment Comp 3.3x

Past-Year Welfare 2.4x

Bankruptcy 4.6x

Arrests 7.2x

Divorce 2.9x

Attempted Suicide 5-10x

Depression 4.2x

Long-Term Illness 2.0x

Increased Annual Serious CrimeCasinos at 3 Tracks & 2 North Country Locations

from Grinols, Mustard, 2006

Type per 100,000 pop Increased Crimeslarceny 615 2,929 burglary 325 1,548 auto theft 272 1,295 aggravated assault 100 476 robbery 65 310 rape 10 48 TOTAL 6,606

Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling

64% of callers subject of civil actions for failure to pay debts.

62% admitted to committing fraud, writing bad checks, or forgery.

21% admitted to embezzling money from their employers.

21% admitted to larceny against friends, family, or strangers.

-- 2008 Florida Gambling Help Line Intake Data

Nevada Gamblers Anonymous Survey

66% planned suicide

63% stolen property

45% declared bankruptcy

28% attempted suicide

23% quit work

15% hospitalized due to gambling-related health problem

-- William N. Thompson and R. Keith Schwer, 2007

False Hope for Those Under Economic Stress

Welte, 2004

Harm To Children(links to studies underlined)

• Rutgers University study: teens are twice as likely to be heavy gamblers if their parents gamble.  Teens are one-third more likely become pathological level 3 gamblers if their parents gamble.  

• University of Delaware study: Delaware teens gambling over the past month were two to three times more likely than non-gambling peers to smoke, binge drink, steal, or use illegal drugs.

• National Academy of Sciences commission meta-study: 10 percent of children and 50 percent of spouses suffer physical abuse at the hands of pathological gamblers.

Addiction Treatment Helps only 7-9%links underlined

• American Journal of Psychiatry: 7% of lifetime pathological gamblers sought or received any type of treatment.

• Literature review by Petry et al: “8% of [Gamblers Anonymous] attendees achieve a year of abstinence.”

• U.S. National Epidemiological Survey: 9.1% of gambling addicts used either GA or other treatment programs.

NH’s Brand Image - Earned Over DecadesHealthy, Wholesome, Clean, Natural Outdoor Adventures

Historic Villages, Family-Centered

NH DTTD Website, 11/5/2009

Is This What We Want NH’s Image & Reputation To Become?

Millennium Gaming Website, 10/20/2009

Casinos and Economic Development?“Casinos that cater to a local market generally do not

bring outside money into the economy through the spending of its patrons … Residents patronizing such casinos may simply substitute gambling for other goods and services.” Federal Reserve of Boston literature review, 2006.

"There has been no economic development spin-off from the [Foxwoods] casino ... Gamblers have one thing in mind: get to the casino, win or lose their money, get in their cars, and go home." Mayor Wesley Johnson, Ledyard, Connecticut

“There is no reason on earth for any of you to expect for more than a second that just because there are people here, they’re going to run into your restaurants and stores just because we build this [casino] here.”Casino developer Steve Wynn, speaking to Bridgeport, Connecticut

business leaders, New York Times, September 13, 1992.

Bureau of Labor StatisticsGambling Industry Median Wage: $10.92

Half of all casino workers earn less than $10.93 per hour, many near-minimum wage.

Workers will be imported to fill these sub-living wage jobs …

… creating pressure on school and welfare budgets, housing, and transportation.

North Country Business Leaders On Casinos“We're not in that business … I don't see any opportunity for it.”

David Ritchie, director of sales and marketing, Omni Mount Washington Resort, NH Business Review, 9/9/2009

“During our three years of studying across the four states in our Sustainable Economy Initiative plan there was never a mention of gaming … It's being pushed from another area. It's not really high on the list up here.”

Jim Tibbetts, president and chief executive, First Colebrook Bank, NHBR, 9/9/2009

“Gambling is a solution to a short-term problem … [we should not] underestimate the long-term consequences … We’re a family-oriented resort and residential community. [Gambling] is not compatible.”

Pat Corso, former GM, Mount Washington Resort, NHBR, 1/30/2009

“[Gambling] is not even a consideration.”Chris Diego, general manager of the Mountain View Grand, asked if casinos fit into his resort’s

plans, NHBR, 1/30/2009

“It (gambling) is not even on the radar screen.”Peter Riviere, Executive Director, Coos Economic Development Corp., NHBR, 1/30/2009

“A false panacea.”Peter Powell, Co-chair, Coos County Economic Development Council, NHBR, 1/30/2009

Casino Tax RatesBait & Switch Coming?

Effective Casino Tax Rates, 2008

State Type*

Slots Casinos/RacinosColorado 12.4 715.88 88.43 cDelaware 35.9 586.92 210.55 rFlorida 50.0 228.86 114.43 rIllinois 36.1 1,569.00 566.84 cIndiana 31.0 2,873.15 889.40 crIowa 22.9 1,886.93 432.43 crLouisiana 23.5 2,979.40 699.20 crMaine 49.6 50.52 25.04 rMichigan 23.6 1,360.00 321.63 cMississippi 12.0 2,721.00 326.89 cMissouri 26.3 1,682.00 442.79 cMontana 16.1 422.83 68.02 vNevada 8.0 11,559.00 924.49 cvNew Jersey 9.5 4,503.00 426.82 cNew Mexico 26.0 258.08 67.10 rNew York 47.1 947.28 446.28 rOklahoma 14.4 92.48 13.33 rOregon 65.3 895.11 584.74 vPennsylvania 47.3 3,213.00 1,519.00 crRhode Island 74.3 407.50 302.70 rSouth Dakota 15.0 102.26 15.37 cWest Virginia 45.2 951.21 430.24 r

Average/Total 22.3 40,005.41 8,915.72

ProposedMassachusetts 27 (Cahill proposal)

Gross Gambling Revenue (MM)

Dist to State/Local Govt (MM)

Effective Tax Rate (%)

* c = casino; r = racino; v = video slots in many locations Source for Casinos and Racinos: American Gaming Association, State of the States, 20092008 data, tax revenue does not include initial license feeshttp://www.americangaming.org/assets/files/aga_sos2009web_FINAL.pdfFor Oregon: http://info.oregonlottery.org/docs/ol_aafs_2008.pdf For Montana: http://www.doj.mt.gov/gaming/statisticsreports/biennialreport/fy07fy08.pdf

A Declining Revenue SourceForces Constant Expansion

• “[Gambling revenues] do not keep pace with traditional tax revenues and government expenditures over time … [and] may add to, rather than ease, long-term budget imbalances.”

--Rockefeller Institute of Government, 9/2009

• Forces expansion in: LocationsOperating HoursDrinking, Smoking Permitting Forms of GamblingNumber of MachinesSubsidized Rooms, Meals, Entertainment

A Declining Revenue SourceIn the End: Slots In/Near Every Community

• Revenue from Illinois’ 9 casinos plummeted 24 percent this year, forcing the state to permit 45,000 additional slot machines in bars, restaurants, and social clubs throughout the state.

• Connecticut Governor Rell, facing sharp revenue declines from her state’s 2 tribal casinos, earlier this year proposed legalizing 1,000 keno slot machines in bars throughout the state.

• The Pennsylvania legislature in Oct, 2009 legalized table games at its existing casinos and racinos, though backers of that state’s 2004 authorizing legislation promised table games would never be needed.

• In Maine, Bangor’s Hollywood Slots management announced its desire to add table games, though voters were promised that this would not be necessary when racinos were legalized in 2003.

Polling: The Impact of The Facts

Nation’s #1 Gambling Lobbyist Wants No Casino in His Town

“If someone were to come around and tell me that they were going to put a casino in McLean, Virginia where I live, I would probably work very, very hard against it.”

Frank Fahrenkopf is CEO and chief Washington lobbyist, American Gaming Association. See the Fahrenkopf video clip here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q74wZkg07vs

Thank You!Don’t Trade Slots Casinos

For New Hampshire’s Healthy, Family-Friendly Reputation,

High Quality of Life, Lowest-in-the-Nation Crime Rate,

and Independent Legislature,

Granite State Coalition Against Expanded Gambling

Jim Rubens(603) 359-3300

PopulationNH Population 21+ Inc % of Pop 927,319 Increased percentage pathological gamblers 1.20% 11,128 2.1% compared to 0.9% baseline (1)Increased percentage problem gamblers 2.97% 27,541 3.9% compared with .93% baseline (2)Persons Affected 4.17% 38,669

Path Problem Path ProblemIncreased Affected Population 11,128 27,541 Crime: 58,069,987 Apprehension and increased police costs 252 18 2,803,187 495,524 3,298,711 Adjudication (criminal and civil justice costs 387 223 4,304,894 6,132,115 10,437,009 Incarceration and supervision costs 3,400 236 37,830,509 6,503,758 44,334,267

Business and Employment 61,191,140 Lost Productivity on Job 804 44 8,947,673 1,207,841 10,155,513 Lost Time and Unemployment 1,848 1,107 20,560,876 30,474,751 51,035,627

Bankruptcy 282 3,141,071 3,141,071 3,141,071

Illness 869 9,673,498 9,673,498 9,673,498

Social Service Costs 21,576,680 Therapy/Treatment Costs 144 291 1,601,821 8,021,301 9,623,122 Unemployment, welfare, food stamps, etc 323 304 3,591,583 8,361,974 11,953,558

Divorce, Seperation 70 775,882 775,882 775,882

Abused Dollars (obtained under false pretenses) 3,239 1,089 36,040,975 29,979,227 66,020,201 66,020,201

TOTALS 11,617 3,311 129,271,969 91,176,491 220,448,460$

(1) Volberg, Rachel A., Fifteen years of problem gambling prevalence research: What do we know? Where do we go, The Electronic Journal of Gambling Issues, February, 2004, pg. 4.(2) Fiscal amd Economic Impact of Casino Gambling, Wichita State University, June, 2007, More FAQs, page 2.(3) Earl Grinols, Gambling in America: Costs and Benefits, 2004, New York: Cambridge University Press, pp 172-174. 2003 costs adjusted to 2007 dollars.

These calculations use the most conservative published data available and assume casinos at 2 southern New Hampshire and one North Country locations, putting casinos within 50 miles of most NH residents.The data assume zero cost for known harms where no published data is available: suicide for all gamblers, bankruptcy, illness and divorce for problem gamblers.prepared by Jim Rubens, GSCAEG, November, 2009

Costs/Yr Per Gambler (3) Total Costs

The Economic Burden of NH Casinos

Combined Costs

Australian Productivity Commission Draft Report on Gambling Impact

“The Productivity Commission is the Australian Government's independent research and advisory body on a range of economic, social and environmental issues affecting the welfare of Australians.” This is the most extensive recent report on gambling impacts done by any independent body.

Key Findings:

• Slot machines are between 6 and 18 times more risky than lotteries (page 4.31).

• "Beyond the powerful example provided by the early liberalisation experiences of Australia, there is a broad range of evidence suggesting a link between accessibility [proximity] and harm." (10.3)

• Video slot machines “account for around 75-80 per cent of 'problem gamblers' and are found to pose significant problems for ordinary consumers.” (xxiii)

• Gambling cost to Australian society: $4.5 billion dollars per year, with over 75 percent of these costs deriving from video slot machines. These costs exceed benefits when abused dollars (or "excess" losses) by problem gamblers are included (page 3.22). Cost per year allocated across all adults in population is US$225.

• "The potential for significant harm from some types of gambling is what distinguishes gambling from most other enjoyable recreational activities - and underlines the communities' ambivalence towards it" (xx). "While many Australians gamble, they remain sceptical about the overall community benefits (figure 3.2). For instance, one survey estimated that around 80 per cent of Victorian adults considered that gambling had done more harm than good (with little difference between the views of gamblers and non-gamblers)" (3.8).

• Looking at all Australian surveys, roughly 80 percent of the public wants to see gambling machines removed or their numbers reduced (10.9).

• “Had there been full knowledge at the time about the harmful effects of substantially increasing accessibility to gaming machines in the 1990s, a different model of liberalisation, with less widespread accessibility, may well have been seen as appropriate.” (xxxii)