“Right now, gambling is going on. In fact, it’s rampant. Much of it is illegal, and it’s done in the shadows. We need to put laws on the books, control gambling, enforce it and be sure that the people of Alabama are the beneficiaries of the proceeds.”
—Kay Ivey, governor of Alabama, urging state lawmakers to pass a lottery bill as part of a comprehensive gaming package
“It is provocative that the Swedish government in a rhetoric about caring for the consumer in practice does the opposite and hurts the Swedish gaming license market with its ‘strong consumer protection.’”
—Gustaf Hoffstedt, chairman, Swedish online gaming association BOS, on a government proposal to extend Covid-19 betting deposit limits until November
“Together we’ve tried to raise our concerns with the provincial government. Unfortunately, those concerns have been ignored as our casinos remain closed during this pandemic.”
—Roy Whitney, Tsuut’t’ina tribal chief, on suing the Canadian province of Alberta, which started an online casino in competition with tribal casinos
“They won’t even let the lottery and small businesses have 5 percent of the market.”
—David Corey, executive VP, Bowling Centers Association of Ohio, complaining that casinos don’t want to share the sports betting pie with smaller businesses.
