“Macau is in a difficult place right now. So people are going to gravitate to other opportunities. They want to travel. I think our Marina Bay Sands product is in a very, very unique opportunistic window here.”
—Rob Goldstein, chairman and CEO, Las Vegas Sands Corp., who believes Singapore casinos will pick up a lot of visitation once reserved for Macau
“I think we have to face the fact they’re leaving a large portion of the betting in the hands of the black market.”
—Ron Mariano, Massachusetts House speaker, on the Senate’s sports betting bill, which unlike the House version doesn’t include college sports
“Basically, the five to 10 frontrunners in the market have decided, ‘All right, let’s ensure that no one else can compete by agreeing to pay these exorbitant license fees.’”
—John Holden, gambling expert, on a measure sponsored by sportsbooks wanting to enter the California’s market that would charge $100 million per license
