I went to the library to read the information on file on casinos. I found the following observations from the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute Study on Economic Effects of Native American Gaming in Wisconsin.
Social costs are hard to measure.
They usually are figured within a range of possibilities. This report found that when mid-range estimates of social costs are used there still is a small profit for the community. If social costs are estimated to be higher, the community stands to lose money. We must realize that the social costs related to lost work time, the compulsive gambler's impact on families including increased divorce, child neglect, homelessness, bankruptcies, and the effect all these have on the community may wipe out any profits for Beloit.