“I am opposed to sports betting in Maine for three reasons: It is bad for the integrity of sports, it will damage the welfare of some families facing financial insecurity, and it will draw Maine dollars out-of-state to the contracted gambling operation that will manage Maine’s new gambling option.”
—Christopher W. Babbidge, Maine House of Representatives, who voted against a bill authorizing sports betting in the state
“(Officials must) always keep a clear head and unswervingly adhere to the general policy of ‘dynamic clearing’ and resolutely fight against all words and deeds that distort, doubt and deny our anti-epidemic policies.”
—Xi Jinping, president of China, defending the country’s zero-Covid policy, which has constrained the Macau gaming industry
“The market obviously is going to reopen as a more mass-centric market. With the best product and the best service in the market, we feel good about our ability to compete.”
—Craig Billings, Wynn Resorts CEO, expressing confidence that the company will be a mass-market player when Macau recovers
“It’s all coming back. We saw outsized demand from free independent travelers on the pure leisure side, we saw premium mass. We saw high-end players coming out over the rim.”
—Rob Goldstein, chairman and CEO, Las Vegas Sands Corp., who says Singapore is uniquely positioned to recover from Covid-19
“Gambling advertising is fired at us from all sides every day and encourages these addictions, including among young people. More than 100,000 gamblers show problematic gambling behavior and a third of them already have serious addictions.”
—Vincent Van Quickenborne, federal justice minister of Belgium, who supports a total ban of all gaming advertising
