“If you want to regulate this effectively, we need urgency. I don’t see that. I think you’re treating the criminals with leniency. You are not strict with them and you are getting revenues from them. Here we see the conflict of interest.”
—Sherwin Gatchalian, Philippines senator and chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, calling for stricter oversight of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), which have been linked to crime
“When the pandemic started, we had no idea it was going to be so tough. We thought it was only going to be a few months at most.”
—Kei-Kei, Macau resident happy about the reopening of ferry service to Hong Kong after almost three years
“Monopolies generally aren’t a good way of mitigating health dangers or other problems. They’re historical remnants.”
— Kai Mykkänen of Finland’s NCP’s Parliamentary Group on the proposal to end the monopoly of Veikkaus, the state-owned gaming operator
“This was a great day for our tribe, self-determination, and all tribes in Alaska. We have crossed the finish line in the land-into-trust process and will continue the journey for our remaining applications.”
— Richard Chalyee Éesh Peterson, president of the Tlingit and Haida tribes of Alaska, upon the occasion of the federal government putting land in Juneau into trust for the tribe
“This could give them an opportunity to opt in.”
—Joe Addabbo, New York State Senator, on his bill to add more mobile licenses, intent on bringing the tribes to the table.
