A study was just completed by local research group CRP (Community Research Partners). Thought it was interesting enough to have its own thread outside of the normal Casino hubbub. A snippet:
CRP estimates that when a casino is built in Columbus, there may be over 22,000 new problem and pathological gamblers in Franklin County. CRP estimates that the ongoing, annual costs to address this increase in problem gambling could be $28 million, and the one time/lifetime costs for events such as divorce and bankruptcy could be $223 million. These social costs will be borne by human services systems, businesses, government, and individuals and families.
Summary & Full Report can be found here:
http://communityresearchpartners.org/14651.cfm?action=detail&id=146
(Note: Please try to keep this discussion on the topic of this specific study, thanks.)




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