“So the fact that he can be arrested—for just running the junket and doing (what seems to us like very) normal junket activities—should send a chill down the spine of any and all junkets in our view.”
—J.P. Morgan, in a cautionary note to investors following the arrest of Suncity CEO Alvin Chau
“DraftKings don’t care about North Dakota, they’re trying to maximize their profits. We shouldn’t send gaming revenue to the New York Stock Exchange.”
—Collette Brown, executive director, Gaming Commission at North Dakota’s Spirit Lake Casino, testifying against commercial sports betting in the state
“Gaming is, in most cases, our sole source of revenue for jobs and economic development. HB 1234 is an expansion of gaming outside of tribal casinos, and we are adamantly opposed.”
—Cynthia Monteau, executive director, United Tribes Gaming Association, opposing HB 1234, which would allow commercial sports betting in North Dakota
“Every property was trying to top the next thing… That whole arms race is going to take a pause and they’ll start to decipher what is really working for the customer.”
—Lee Montaina, Westar Architects International Macau, on what he thinks will be the changing face of development in the city’s Cotai district
