“I’m happy to have a good union job where we can work one job instead of three. We did it!”
— DeVon Fitzhugh, cook, the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, which just signed a deal with the Culinary Union
“Our opposition to an expansion in the number of tables is rooted in the state’s inability to effectively regulate and stop cardrooms from playing table games that violate existing California law. The State’s complicity with the cardrooms’ conduct is having a detrimental impact on lawful gaming operations statewide.”
— Mark Macarro, Chairman of the Pechanga Band of Indians in California, commenting on a law that reinstates a moratorium on new cardrooms in the Golden State, but also allows smaller cardrooms to add some new tables
“I didn’t think I’d ever do a job as controversial as welfare and then moved into the gambling regulation, and I soon realized just how wrong I was because it is by far more conflicted than anything that I ever thought I would experience again.”
— Andrew Rhodes, Chief Executive of the U.K. Gambling Commission, on how that job compares to his previous job of running the U.K.’s welfare state operations
“I did not ask to open contract negotiations and I have no interest in extending my contract with the Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors authority beyond the Oct. 31, 2023, expiration date.”
— Charles Harris, outgoing CEO of the Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority, in an email to fellow staff regarding his future plans with the agency
“The façades of pubs and clubs across the state are littered with signs such as ‘VIP lounge’ to alert those walking or driving by that they have gaming machines. Some of these signs are extremely prominent, can be seen by children and members of the community who are at risk of gambling harm.”
— David Harris, NSW Minister for Gaming Racing, regarding the latest decision to ban all gaming-related signage for NSW bars and clubs
