No one on an airplane really wants to sit in the middle seat.
—Rebecca Gorgas, director of gaming operations for Wind Creek Bethlehem, speaking on how reducing the number of slot machines makes the casino seem roomier
“A state shall set rules for commercial gambling companies and make sure the companies comply with these rules, rather than being an active player on the market itself.”
—Gustaf Hoffstedt, secretary general of BOS (Branschföreningen för Onlinespel the trade association for online gambling of Sweden) on the goal of privatizing the lottery monopoly Svenska Spel
“They have been using the term ‘whack-a-mole’ to describe operating in today’s environment. Today, the risk is bill validators. But what’s the problem tomorrow? That is the real concern when you combine that with inflation and higher gas prices, and rising costs.”
—Barry Jonas, a gaming analyst for Truist Securities on the challenges the gaming industry has encountered with supply chain issues that threaten the delivery of bill validators for slot machines
“Casinos will not be shut down, but visitation to the city will be severely limited (perhaps almost completely blocked). Revenues are set to plummet close to zero for at least the next week, and quite likely several weeks.”
—Vitaly Umansky, Louis Li and Shirley Yang, Bernstein analysts, who say Macau gaming revenues “will be severely impacted in both June and July” due to a surge in Covid infections
“Naturally, we expect the market’s focus shifting to cash-burn and liquidity situation under the worst-case scenario.”
—DS Kim and Livy Lyu, JP Morgan analysts, on the potential impact of the latest Covid surge on Macau gaming
“The winds of change that will blow at Okada Manila reek of disaster and misfortune.”
—Estrella Elamparo, attorney for the incumbent board of Okada Manila, which opposes gaming magnate Kazuo Okada’s efforts to return as boss
Sports fans in Maryland simply want to be able to place bets on their mobile devices.
—Larry Hogan, Governor of Maryland, talking about the frustration over state agencies dealing with getting mobile betting up and running
A skill game is put out there willy nilly by anyone in the public to operate.
—Cyrus Pitre, chief enforcement counsel at Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board during a PGCB meeting, speaking about distribution of skill games in the state
