“His legacy will live on, and if either Osaka or Nagasaki is approved later this year, Japan’s first IR is expected to open its doors late this decade—a standing monument to the work of Shinzo Abe. Rest in peace.”
—Shintaro Kamimura, in an Inside Asian Gaming column about late Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, assassinated on the campaign trail on July 8
“To claim that the Kazuo Group’s one-month seizure of Okada Manila magically resulted in significant growth in the company’s revenues is just plain and blatant falsehood.”
—Okada Manila’s ousted board of directors, in a statement rejecting the new board’s contention that it has engineered a growth spurt at the Philippine resort
“Our north star is in-play betting”
—Johnny Aitken, PointsBet USA CEO, talking about why partnering with a company that can provide streaming of all kinds of sports is important for a firm banking on in-play betting.
“It’s a mental disorder”
—Alan Feldman, a distinguished fellow in responsible gaming at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and chairman of the International Center for Responsible Gaming, reminding people what compulsive gambling is
“Proposition 27 is not a solution to anything. It would expose children to a massive expansion of gambling and turn every cellphone, gaming console, tablet, and laptop into a gambling device. Proposition 27 is a direct attack on tribal gaming and Indian self-reliance.”
—Reid Milanovich, tribal chairman of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, opposing the mobile sports betting measure proposed seven operators that is on California’s November ballot
