“I find the debate a little bit head-scratching. I’ve applied for home loans online and never once met a human being until I had to sign for it…. It boggles my mind that we would still require someone to come in and make them present an ID when I can do facial recognition and digital recognition on my phone.”
—Alan Feldman, UNLV International Gaming Institute, on the requirement in some markets that bettors register sports betting accounts at land-based casinos
“Responsible drinking was a slow burn, it’s been constant messaging over time. Similarly, with gambling, we need to come at it from all directions and have consistent messaging that responsible safe play is normal.”
—Anastasia Hronis, Australian Institute for Human Wellness, who says RG messages should be stigma-free, like those advising adults not to drink and drive
“I don’t want to have a situation where it’s, ‘I told you that place was going to close, and it closed.’ I don’t want to get to say I was right.”
—Steve Sweeney, former New Jersey senate president, who warned last year that a smoking ban in Atlantic City casinos could cause some to shut down
“We’re going to have an ‘only in Las Vegas’ experience here for the Super Bowl.”
—Fletch Brunelle, VP of marketing, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, on plans to bring the big game to Vegas in 2023
“The former governor didn’t like that. Hopefully, this governor does.”
—Gary Pretlow, New York State assemblyman, on Governor Kathy Hochul’s decision to accelerate the time frame for casino licenses
