HONOLULU -- Some fear it could change our way of life others said gambling could bring the lifeblood of cash into a struggling economy.

The voters polled had mixed feelings.

A total of 24 percent said they would support some form of gambling, 25 percent are on the fence while 47 percent flat out no.

Of the people who said yes, 8 percent want a single state-sanctioned casino, 7 percent would support multiple casinos, 17 percent like shipboard gaming and 32 percent would put their money in a state lottery.

A total of 28 percent said they like all those ideas.

Like gambling itself, this poll is in the eye of the beholder.

"I think it shows there is a bigger majority who do support some form of gambling. But there is a very vocal minority and the majority that supports gambling is silent and that is the difficulty of getting gambling passed," Carol Tsai of Holomua Hawaii said.

Tsai's group backs the building of a casino in Waikiki and Ko Olina.

"Actually I'm encouraged about the poll. There's a lot of work to be done and its not something that you go in today and say we won or we lost; it's a long term thing," Duke Karsten of Holomua Hawaii said.

"Well, we're a little disappointed of course when so many people are on the fence. But I think as we get more educational materials out that we'll show that this is really a negative not a positive effect for the islands," Jack Hoag, former First Hawaiian Bank president, said.

Hoag is among a group of professionals opposing gambling.

"I'm encouraged by the strong reaction to almost a majority of the people who don't want any form of gambling in Hawaii," Francis Oda, chief executive officer of Group 70 International, said.