“Why is it that gambling places seem to appear out of nowhere and for everybody to see, and local authorities seem to ignore these places and fail to eliminate them?”
—Hun Sen, Cambodian prime minister, on learning that a crackdown on illegal gambling led to the discovery of more than 1,700 illegal sites
“We are now working on cleaning the mess that the Kazuo Group left—from stolen funds, fraudulent transactions and illegally fired employees to stolen documents and ransacked records—and are now beefing up the business for growth.”
—Hans Van Der Sande, treasurer/CFO, Tiger Resorts Leisure Entertainment Inc. (TRLEI), on the expulsion of Kazuo Okada’s board at Okada Manila
“We at Okada Manila are seeing green shoots of recovery from when the pandemic struck the Philippines in 2020. Through the collaboration of our employees and leaders, Okada Manila was able to record more than twofold growth in our monthly foot traffic.”
—Byron Yip, president, TRLEI, on the post-pandemic resumption of business at Okada Manila
“It has been suggested that Genting could ride in as some sort of white knight to save the day for a current concessionaire, most likely SJM Resorts.”
—Ben Blaschke, managing editor, Inside Asian Gaming, sizing up Genting’s surprise 11th hour bid for a Macau gaming concession
“On top of that, they have to figure out how to stop the bleeding in a zero-revenue environment with a global pandemic going on.”
—Colin Mansfield, Fitch Ratings analyst, on the challenges facing Macau gaming operators who now are vying for new 10-year gaming concessions
“It clearly shows that the mission has been successful. At the Gambling Authority, we are very happy that Danes prefer gambling sites with a Danish license. It is providers that we supervise and we check whether they comply with the applicable legislation.”
— Anders Dorph, director of Spillemyndigheden, the Danish gaming regulator, on the achieving of 90 percent channelization 10 years after the regulated market was introduced
“The U.K. has a thriving land-based gaming industry, and we are extremely proud that our joint efforts have led to the successful re-entry of the U.K. as a full member of the ECA.”
—Per Jaldung, chairman of the European Casino Association (ECA), commenting on the return of the U.K. to full membership after a two-year hiatus from the association that began in 2020
For us to have the ability to have a seat at the table with these groups and start collaborating more, there’s a lot of power in that.
—Casey Brett, MLB vice president/gaming & new business, talking about the future of sports betting and responsible gambling efforts.
