“This idea that nongaming revenue is more important than gaming revenue is not true in Vegas or any market. Nobody is surviving on food and beverage revenues. That’s one of the biggest misconceptions.”
—Anthony Lucas, professor of casino management, UNLV, disputing the belief that nongaming revenues are more important than slots
“Colorado has invested so little in the research, prevention, treatment and recovery of gambling addiction, I fear for the massive harm that could result if no changes are made.”
—Brianne Doura-Schawhol, EPIC Risk Management, warning of problems that could arise from unrestrained sports betting advertisements in Colorado
“We tried very hard. We left with a feeling that there was just too much uncertainty for us. We can always revisit something based on a change in circumstance, but at this point, we remain on the sidelines.”
—Rob Goldstein, chairman and CEO, Las Vegas Sands Corp., who contends that the company will not return to the Japan IR race, as Caesars did last week
“With their Asian-centric approach and Japan still having a strong market potential, it would be difficult to see how a company like that would pass up on this opportunity.”
—Brendan Bussmann, Global Market Advisors, who thinks Sands could revisit a Japan IR under the right conditions
“I was wondering why it was so uncomfortable, given that the idea is to get somebody in a comfortable seat and keep them there. I could see it was an expensive stool, but it just wasn’t what it should be. As a salesman, my blood pressure went up.”
—Gary Platt, 95-year-old casino seating pioneer, on the 1959 blackjack session that inspired his career providing comfortable casino seating with Gary Platt Manufacturing
