“It’s almost like a futures bet that closes in four days.”
—Patrick Keane, chief executive at Action Network, speaking about how easy it is to understand betting on golf.
“It is the first time ever in our 110 year history we will have sued a city.”
—Zed Smith, spokesperson and partner, Cordish Companies on its plans to sue Norfolk over breaching an agreement to name Cordish as developer of the city’s first casino.
“The families that come to the wrestling tournaments shop, go to restaurants and use the arcades.”
—Michael Chait, president of the Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce, talking about the economic boost the state wrestling championships bring to the resort.
“What I will tell you today is when we get into a post-COVID world, the pent-up demand you’re going to see for gaming in general and Las Vegas in particular is going to be beyond your wildest dreams.”
—Tom Reeg, chief executive officer of Caesars Entertainment
“Nevadans need to change behaviors immediately. Again, if we don’t make progress over the next 14 days, I will be forced to take stronger action.”
—Steve Sisolak, governor of Nevada, urging residents to start wearing masks and social distancing
“One of the frustrations we have is that there’s little data to support the idea that Covid-19 spread occurs at restaurants and businesses. It’s more in homes and at social gatherings where people are unmasked Some of these mandates aren’t necessarily based on science.”
—Jason Guyot, interim chief executive officer of Foxwoods, criticizing the data used by Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont’s increased Covid restrictions
