I know building a local casino will have a negative impact on our community. Residents of Clark County should have the ultimate say in whether or not we want the problems that a casino would bring.
Gambling addiction is a serious problem in society and can upend a person’s life in more ways than one. According to gambling addiction statistics, 40 percent to 50 percent of addicted gamblers resort to crime to support their addiction. Young adults between the ages of 20 and 30 have the highest rate of problematic gambling. Nationally, over 750,000 young people have a gambling addiction.
This is not a new megastore or industrial site, this is an adult entertainment facility that relies on cash from people, who by human nature are lured into spending more than they can afford. Ultimately, this will have a negative effect on our community.
Some of these negative consequences of establishing a local casino are an increase in crime, an increase in divorce and destroyed families, people losing their homes and/or rent money, and an increase in dependence on local and state assistance.
We have a serious problem.
